Invention & Connection in The Girl with Twenty Fingers by Kate Mueser
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My guest today is Kate Mueser, author of The Girl with Twenty Fingers, listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.
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Premise for the novel: after a disastrous recital ends her dream of becoming a concert pianist, Sarah lands in Munich playing Mozart duets with a grouchy elderly widower and uncovers secrets from his wartime past and from her own family.
The true story behind the novel: a 24-year-old Kate, a spare room, a grand piano, and an elderly couple in Bonn who became her Mozart duet partners for two years.
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