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Jojo Moyes meets Eleanor Oliphant in this utterly charming novel that proves that sometimes you have to break your heart to make it.

 Between the simple melody of running her violin shop and the full-blown orchestra of her romantic interludes in Paris with  David, her devoted partner of eight years, Grace Atherton has always set her life to music.

Her world revolves entirely around David, for Grace's own secrets have kept everyone else at bay. Until, suddenly and shockingly, one act tips Grace's life upside down, and the music seems to stop.

It takes a vivacious old man and a straight-talking teenager to kickstart a new chapter for Grace. In the process, she learns that she is not as alone in the world as she had once thought, that no mistake is insurmountable, and that the quiet moments in life can be something to shout about ...