Fromtheauthorofthe“originalandelectric“BraisedPork(Time),AnYu’senchantingandcontemplativenovelofmusicandmushroomsfollowsaformerconcertpianistsearchingforthetruthaboutavanishedmusicianForthreeyears,SongYanhasfilledtheemptinessofherBeijingapartmentwiththetentativenotesofheryoungpianostudents.Shegaveuponherowncareerasaconcertpianistmanyyearsago,butherhusbandBowen,anexecutiveatacarcompany,haslongrebuffedherpleastohaveachild.HeresistsevenwhenhismotherarrivesfromthesouthwesternChineseregionofYunnanandbeginsherowncampaignforagrandchild.Astensioninthehouseholdrises,itbecomesharderforSongYantokeepherusualplaciddemeanor,especiallysincesheistroubledbydreamsofadoorlessroomshecan’tescape,populatedonlybyastrangeorangemushroom.Whenaparcelofmushroomsnativetohermother-in-law’sprovinceisdeliveredseeminglybymistake,SongYanseesanopportunitytobondwithher,andasthepackagescontinuetoarriveeveryweek,thewomenstir-fryandgrillthemushrooms,addingthemtosoupsandnoodles.Whenaletterarrivesinthemailfromthesenderofthemushrooms,SongYan’sworldbeginstotiltfurtherintothesurreal.Summonedtoanuncanny,seeminglyagelesshousehiddeninahutongthatsitsinthemiddleofthecongestedcity,shefindsBaiYu,aonceworld-famouspianistwhodisappearedtenyearsago.Agorgeousandatmosphericnovelofartandexpression,griefandsurvival,memoryandself-discovery,GhostMusicanimatescontemporaryBeijingthroughtheeyesofalonelyyethopefulyoungwomanandgivesvividcolorandtexturetothepromiseofnewbeginnings.
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