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Restrung nelson islandViolinist Vijay Guptas searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connectionfor readers of Jeremy Denk's Every Good Boy Does Fine, Hua Hsu's Stay True, and Patrick Bringleys All the Beauty in the World. By age twenty five, Vijay Gupta had lived several lifetimes: he played Carnegie Hall at eight, studied at Juilliard and Yale before most had finished high

accomplished

despite his anger and hatred for the Mages

Same with the desserts

"because you think you can't

including labeling the parts of a rabbit

measured elegance” (New York Times)

everyone except the other Diviners

in the tradition of This Boy’s Life and The Liar’s Club

These outrageous rhymes will appeal to reluctant readers

"Don't give them a damn inch

but an essential volume of American pop culture history

and ideas that shaped him as a scientist