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Afficher les exemplaires de cette édition ISBNOrphaned Mahsa also grows up in the shadow of loss, sent to relatives in Pakistan after the death of her parents. Struggling to break free, she escapes to Montreal, leaving behind her first love, Kamal. But the threads of her past are not so easily severed, and she finds herself forced into an arranged marriage. For Mahsa, too, music becomes her solace and allows her to escape from her oppressive circumstances.
When Katherine and Mahsa meet, they find in each other a kindred spirit as well as a musical equal, and their lives are changed irrevocably. Together, they inspire and support one another, fusing together their cultures, their joys, and their losses—just as they collaborate musically in the language of free-form, improvisational jazz.
Under the Visible Life takes readers from the bustling harbour of Karachi to the palpable political tension on the streets of 1970s Montreal to the smoky jazz clubs of New York City. Deeply affecting, vividly rendered, and sweeping in scope, it is also an exploration of the hearts of two unforgettable women: a meditation on how hope can remain alive in the darkest of times when we have someone with whom to share our burdens.
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 360 pages. Half Chinese and half Canadian, Katherine Goodnow struggles through a 1950's childhood hostile to all she represent s. Then, as a teenager, she discovers jazz, and her life is trans formed. Her talent for the piano brings her freedom, adventure, a nd a sense of purpose, helping her survive unexpected motherhood and her incurable love for the unreliable father of her children. Half American and half Afghani, Mahsa Weaver is only twelve when , after the death of her parents, she is sent to live with strict relatives in Karachi. Struggling to break free, she escapes to M ontreal, but the threads of her past are not so easily severed, a nd she finds herself forced into an arranged marriage. For Mahsa, too, music becomes her solace and passion, allowing her to dare to dream of a life that is really her own. When these two women m eet in New York, they begin a friendship that will change everyth ing. Vividly rendered and sweeping in scope, Under the Visible Li fe is a stunning meditation on how hope can remain alive in the d arkest of times, if we have someone with whom to share our burden s. N° de réf. du vendeur 1183a