Ludwig van Beethoven fights through his failing health, his encroaching deafness, and his poverty to work with mystifying obsession on his Diabelli Variations.

Two centuries later, Katherine, a terminally ill musicologist, navigates a tenuous relationship with her daughter and the onslaught of her disease, even as she marches forward with determination to discover the true origins of Beethoven’s most confounding creation.It’s a beautiful and evocative story about the inspirations that get us through our darkest days, and the family we find when we need it most.

Immortal Beloved, Joan Didion, Wit, Sark, Proof