Samuel Freeman, caretaker of the Persephone Music Hall in1940 Seattle, dreams of the day his art will move him beyond the life thatholds him.  Lily Ostendorf, a beautifulforeign violinist, encounters Sam's work in war-ravaged Europe and crosses the oceanto meet him.  One night at the symphonyunites Sam and Lily in a love story that resonates through the ages.From ancient Anatolia--where a gifted young healer fights tomarry her true love despite her father's wishes--to modern-day NorthernCalifornia--where Professor Jake Morgan struggles to save his marriage from theschemes of an alluring graduate student--the thread woven by Sam and Lily drawslives together and summons an unspeakable fate.Follow the thread as mortal cares scatter with The Lightness of Dust.