ABANDONED. YA, classical violinist at bus station, heavy snow

[Laura]

I would likely have read this in high school, so between 1987-1991. I don't remember if it was old or new at the time, but I'd guess somewhat contemporary to when I read it.

What I do remember is a scene (or series of scenes) where for some reason the MC has to meet a violin player (foreign born, I think. My brain wants to say that she defected from the Soviet Union, but I could be making that up) at the bus station. I think it was snowing heavily and they had to walk (I don't remember if the MC could drive or not). Violin player stops on a bridge and plays in the snow(I think. I know she plays, I don't know if I'm making up the bridge part - she might have played in the bus station)

Also, the violin player is pregnant- this is a surprise to MC and her family, and at some point there's a conversation about how the violin player's teacher thinks this will make her playing sound different.

[Kris]

Laura, is the violinist a young female exchange student?

Can you tell us more about the main character - high school/college student/job, skills/interests, family/friends, etc.? Is this a romance or coming-of-age novel?

Location - country, region, big city/small town?

[Laura]

Non-romance, but beyond that, I don't remember anything else about the book. Could be bildungsroman, could not be. I just don't recall

Setting could have been anywhere, generic US city/town - my guess would be midwest, but that's solely based on the snowstorm memory, not anything I remember specifically.

What I've got here is what I remember.

[Tab]

Sirens and Spies fits a tiny bit.

Do you remember the cover?

[Laura]

Tab wrote: "Sirens and Spies fits a tiny bit.

Do you remember the cover?"

No, though seeing it might ring a bell. The one cover that pops to mind is one that I know (Say Goodnight, Gracie), probably because I read that around the same time.

[WyoLady 93]

Trying to help find this. I came across Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert, which comes up every time I did any sort of search with many of the criteria you mentioned. I realize this book is not the one as this was published just recently. Sounds so similar though. Will keep looking :)

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Laura (OP) last posted in the group in March 2019.