{"product_id":"playing-from-memory-david-milofsky-9780870815263","title":"Playing from Memory","description":"\u003ci\u003ePlaying From Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply moving, compassionate novel about the power of marriage to survive under stress, a love story that tells of a musician's courageous battle against a degenerative illness and his wife's struggle to face the end of their life together. \u003cp\u003eBen Seidler, an intense, passionately committed violist, is at the height of his career as a member of the Casa Bella Quartet, one of the foremost string quartets in the nation. His gifts as a concert artist had always been intuitive, but love did not come so easily. It took determination to win the hand of his wife, Dory, who was reluctant to set aside her ambitions of becoming an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir marriage is at once complex and ordinary, balancing the rigors of long rehearsal sessions against the daily round of family life with their two sons. Then suddenly the rhythm of their lives is shattered when Ben falls victim to multiple sclerosis. Stubbornly independent, Ben refuses to rely on others until necessity forces him to see that there are things beyond his control. Through a new closeness with his aging father, his older son, and, most importantly, Dory, he learns to accept help and to appreciate human frailty and affection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Ben's health declines, Dory is forced to resume her career and compete in a world dominated by men, and to re-examine her feelings and commitment to her husband. As their lives change, so does their marriage, and Ben and Dory forge a new kind of love, a fierce love that sustains them through everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Milofsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870815261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870815263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.92w x 0.70d","brand":"David Milofsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545657266431,"sku":"9780870815263","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9edd48c6-2311-435a-aa13-e30cad2e5d0d.jpg?v=1738183018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-from-memory-david-milofsky-9780870815263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}