Broken Chords

Seventeen-year-old Clara Lorenzo is on the way to having it all: a great family, friends, Marshall -- her love interest waiting in the wings -- and to top it all off, she is a brilliant pianist, gathering honors on her way to a career doing what she loves best.But does she? Sometimes Clara gets tired of constantly performing. She knows that her ability is more skill than passion. She would give up all her accolades to be normal, if only she knew what that was. But if she stopped playing now, her family would be heartbroken. Marshall would never understand. Where would that leave her?Clara must decide whether she can risk giving up a world where her forte is revered for one unfamiliar and uncertain. In the end, she must come to her own startling decision.Gilbert, Barbara Snow is the author of 'Broken Chords', published 2001 under ISBN 9780606210874 and ISBN 0606210873.