Ray Macmillan is a rising star in the classical violin world, but for one simple reason he is often not recognized: he is black. But Ray fought his entire life against racism and ultimately proved his worth; He sings alone with the best orchestra and will compete in the Shaikovsky Competition, the Classical Music Olympics. When he left New York one day for his home in North Carolina, his world collapsed. His favorite violin, a $ 10 million Stradivarius, was stolen. This violin is not only a big part of what helped him to guess others, but also a great personal value to him, given to him by his beloved grandmother. That violin is like its own members and its absence is incredibly painful. Given his costs, an entire team is investigating his disappearance: the New York City police, the FBI criminal department and the chief investigator of his insurance company (who lost $ 10 million). As the investigation continues with some good consequences, the story goes back in time to show how Ray came to this extraordinary life. We learn about his very needy family, his loving grandmother, the history of his family, and the wonderful story of a violin dating back to the days of slavery. Along the way, we also saw Ray rise to fame, from a poor kid to amazing international fame with a cheap violin from school to where he is now the best violinist. Oh yes, and we finally find out what happened to the missing violin, but not before the big surprises.
This is an unusual novel that has so much depth and so many layers. This is a twisted mystery, especially at the beginning and end. Of these, however, the main story fascinates me with its fascinating family history, the views's horrific racist experience (based on the author's experience as a black musician), his rich reputation and even his love story. With all this, the author retains the unwavering excitement that kept me behind the book because I had to stay up late every night because I just had to figure out what was going to happen next. This novel itself mixes complexity and emotion in quality acting that made me guess and make me look amazing. Can't wait to meet the author next week at Booktopia!
337 pages, Anchor Book
This book meets the following 2022 reading goals :
Soup Alphabet Challenge - B
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