What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Memory Slips
SOLVED: Non-Fiction
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SOLVED. Concert pianist who quit performing because she was admitted to a mental facility. [s]
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There's a somewhat similar book coming out later this year, but I think the woman had crippling stage fright rather than a mental illness.
I'm almost positive it was a mental illness, but I could be wrong. I also don't remember the exact age she was. I read it when I was 13 or 14 (even though it was definitely geared toward adults), and I think she might have been married and maybe even had a child. I would say she was thirties?
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Still looking, unfortunately! I’ve yet to track it down!
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It's more recent than what you described but All My Puny Sorrows is fiction about a concert pianist with terrible depression. Just thought I would mention it in case it rings a bell.
If it had been a man, instead of a woman, I would think it might be something about David Helfgott (maybe Love You to Bits and Pieces: Life with David Helfgott), but I'm guessing he didn't wear a lot of taffeta in performances.
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What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
Memory Slips: A Memoir of Music and Healing (other topics)Love You to Bits and Pieces: Life with David Helfgott (other topics)
All My Puny Sorrows (other topics)
I'm not sure how old it was, as I got it at a garage sale. I'm pretty sure it's a memoir. At one point she's talking about how she hates wearing taffeta dresses to perform in because every time she pressed the pedal you could hear it crinkle.