This ambitious novel by the author of More than You Know traces the complicated relationship of affluent American Sydney Brant and her expatriate husband, Danish pianist Laurus Moss. Beth Gutcheon's narrative follows Sydney from her difficult childhood through her courtship and marriage. Not long...
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This ambitious novel by the author of More than You Know traces the complicated relationship of affluent American Sydney Brant and her expatriate husband, Danish pianist Laurus Moss. Beth Gutcheon's narrative follows Sydney from her difficult childhood through her courtship and marriage. Not long after she becomes pregnant, Laurus leaves her, returning to Europe to help save Denmark's Jews. After the war, Laurus returns to America; the marriage is resilient but forever changed. This is a compelling, multilayered novel.
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