"Seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay likes herself best when she plays her father's old piano, a welcome escape from the sadness of missing him -- and from her traditional Filipino mother's prayer groups. After placing third in a local competition, and with hopes of earning a college scholarship, Claire auditions for Paul Avon, a prominent piano teacher, who agrees to take Claire as a pupil. Soon, Claire loses herself in Paul's world and his way of digging into a composition's emotional core. She practices constantly, forgoing a social life, but no matter how hard she works, it seems impossible to gain Paul's approval, let alone his affection."-- Provided by publisher.
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