A young husband must care for his mysteriously ill wife and tend their new baby, while his own life seems to be falling apart.
Professional Reviews
The New Yorker
"Leavitt's devotion to her characters, and to a surprising world view, gives the story a certain gravity.
The Washington Post
"Leavitt conjures up a cast of nuanced characters."
The Boston Globe
"Leavitt excels. A richly drawn portrait of what happens after the happiest day of one's life turns into the worst nightmare and the journey back. A gripping tale of a young family in crisis."
My second book is about a boy who has Asperger's Syndrome and is bullied to the point to where he shoots up his school. I have divided the excerpts from it into three parts: Before, during and after the shooting.
As deafness, illness, and demonic forces close in around him, Ludwig van Beethoven must summon his faith and genius to complete the Missa Solemnis—a sacred masterpiece he believes could bring divine light into a darkening world.
