this was stunning. i felt so full of every single emotion. reminiscent of portrait of a lady on fire for both the classical music tie-in and the interiority of women, tracing the paths of liberation and constraint and the day-to-day life thrumming throughout all of it.

this is a book about tragedy and joy and unforgivableness and triumph and sensuality and wet fleshy bodies and unappetizing foods and familial tenderness and betrayal and above all else, a book about falling in love.