{"product_id":"writ-in-water-robert-wexelblatt-9789363540521","title":"Writ In Water","description":"I retired two years ago when Sarah, my first and only wife, died. Cassie, our daughter, won't use that verb; she says \"passed.\"\u003cbr\u003e Sarah had been after me for years to hang up my baton. Travel or not travel-she didn't care so long as we'd be together. Now I've got the time but not Sarah.\u003cbr\u003e Why did her dying provoke me to retire? In order that I could die a little too? To let her have her way, even belatedly and uselessly? Because I couldn't go on doing what kept me from her without her? Frankly, I'm not certain. I actually retired on an impulse. There I was on the phone with Miles Cotter, our mild-mannered, omni-competent orchestra manager, about arranging for a children's choir for the Mahler \u003ci\u003eEighth\u003c\/i\u003e when I found myself saying \"Miles, time to start looking for a new music director.\" I didn't decide, but something in me did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Wexelblatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9363540529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789363540521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cyberwit.Net\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Robert Wexelblatt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997471879423,"sku":"9789363540521","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writ-in-water-robert-wexelblatt-9789363540521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}