Title: Everything you are
Author: Kerry Anne King
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Book Blurb. One tragic twist of fate destroyed Braden Healey’s hands, his musical career, and his family. Now, unable to play, adrift in an alcoholic daze, and with only fragmented memories of his past, Braden wants desperately to escape the darkness of the last eleven years.
When his ex-wife and son are killed in a car accident, Braden returns home, hoping to forge a relationship with his troubled seventeen-year-old daughter, Allie. But how can he hope to rescue her from the curse that seems to shadow his family?
Ophelia “Phee” MacPhee, granddaughter of the eccentric old man who sold Braden his cello, believes the curse is real. She swore an oath to her dying grandfather that she would ensure Braden plays the cello as long as he lives. But he can’t play, and as the shadows deepen and Phee finds herself falling for Braden, she’ll do anything to save him. It will take a miracle of forgiveness and love to bring all three of them back to the healing power of music.
What do I reckon & my rating. This book covers some interesting themes. Grief, Alcoholism, teen angst, and a good old fashioned curse. When Ophelia MacPhee inherits her grandfathers store and workshop she soon learns there’s more to the job than she thought..
As a Luthier she has a responsibility to keep the instruments she makes maintained,. Some instruments require more care than others.
This is where Braden Healey comes in. He owns a cello made by Ophelia’s grandfather.
As part of the extra care, Ophelia needs to meet with Braden to discuss the cello.
Ophelia arrived in Braden’s life when he was very vulnerable. He is getting to know his daughter Allie. He and Allie both have some intense personal issues they need to resolve as well as the management of the cello.
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