' All my life my Stradivarius had been waiting for me as I had been waiting for her ' At 7 years old Min Kym was a prodigy the youngest ever pupil at the Purcell School of Music At 11 she won her first international prize She worked with many violins waiting for the day she would play 'the one' At 21 she found it a rare 1696 Stradivarius perfectly suited to her build & temperament Her career soared She recorded the Brahms concerto & a world tour was planned Then in a train station cafe her violin was stolen In an instant her world collapsed She descended into a terrifying limbo land unable to play another note This is Min's extraordinary story
- of a young woman staring into the void wondering who she was who she had been It is a story of isolation & dependence of love loss & betrayal & the intense almost human bond that a musician has with their instrument Above all it's a story of hope through a journey back to music' The hours fell away as I read this spellbinding tale of love loss & above all devotion to art'
- Susan Cain author of international bestseller Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking