The novel you hold in your hands is one of the ones that is remembered, as much for the rebellion we feel when faced with humiliation and decrepitude as for the transparency of the language in which it is written. Francesca, a teenager with a special gift for music, unleashes her genius when adversity strikes both her own fragile person and the beautiful and cultured world she grew up in. The music, psychological bullying, hatred for genius, and decline but also the rebellion against injustice all interweave in a story where the plotline and rhythm of the narrative intensify right to the very end.