![]() “What has remained consistent throughout Gould’s career is her ability to understand, amplify, and explore the essence of a moment, in turn offering her readers the opportunity to better understand the exigencies of life, those weird after-effects that ripple out from a major catastrophe. Her writing is observant and unfussy, and she has a knack for addressing serious subjects, such as the hardships of parenting and the darkness of depression, while keeping things light.” The pleasure of this book is in Gould’s astute details about everything from a hangover (which made Laura’s head feel like a “black banana”) to relationships. Anyone familiar with Gould’s work will be unsurprised by her keen eye. ![]() “ poignant story about the hard and intangibly enriching work of motherhood. It is a delightful and poignant tale of music and motherhood, ambition and compromise-of life, in all its dissonance and harmony. “A zippy and profound story of love, loss, heredity, and parenthood (Emma Straub), Perfect Tunes explores the fault lines in our most important relationships, and asks whether dreams deferred can ever be reclaimed. But neither her best friend, now a famous musician who relies on Laura’s songwriting skills, nor her depressed and searching daughter will let her give up on her dreams. Laura has built a stable life in Brooklyn that bears little resemblance to the one she envisioned when she left Ohio all those years ago, and she’s taken pains to close the door on what was and what might have been. Their time together is stormy and short-lived-but will reverberate for the rest of Laura’s life.įifteen years later, Laura’s teenage daughter, Marie, is asking questions about her father, questions that Laura does not want to answer. A songwriter with a one-of-a-kind talent, she’s just beginning to book gigs with her beautiful best friend when she falls hard for a troubled but magnetic musician whose star is on the rise. It’s the early days of the new millennium, and Laura has arrived in New York City’s East Village in the hopes of recording her first album. Have you ever wondered what your mother was like before she became your mother, and what she gave up in order to have you? “An intoxicating blend of music, love, and family from one of the essential writers of the internet generation” (Stephanie Danler). ![]()
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