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Spring
Western Alumni Gazette, Spring 2006
"Spring" is the first novel by Emily-Jane Hills Orford (BA'78). It takes elements of her music background to weave a tale of a young musician's growing career. In 1725, Antonio Vivaldi wrote the music for The Four Seasons. Each season has its reason, its significance, its purpose, its own symbolism. Life is like the four seasons. Spring is Melanie Harris's story. She is a talented young violinist with a valuable Grancino violin. there is a secret inside her vioin, a secret only she and her mother should know, but somehow others have found out. The story follows a journey of Melanie's growth as a musician, the people she meets, the friends she makes, the losses she suffers. Vivaldi's music is the cornerstone of Melanie's musical career as well as her life, as she takes her instrument and her music around the world. For more information visits: www.publishamerica.com
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