A review by emilyacgm
Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner

4.0

This lyrical novel took me forever to read both because other books stepped in and because it was a slow read. Ratner's prose demanded I slow down, read at a leisurely pace to savor the beautiful sentences describing people, places and emotions. Moving between various characters' pasts and their presents, the story explores the depths of hurt, guilt, loss and love people live with after tragedy, loss, unbearable pain. It was painful to read at times and the healing at the end came slowly, gently. Ratner writes with beauty and depth about complex human experiences.