Author’s Note Dear reader Growing up I always clung fast to my love for art For music For languages For story Some people may make fun of you for how fast you speak when you get to talk about your favorite book When you can name the favorite foods of your favorite historical figure figure When you smile as you sing Never be ashamed of that spark of excitement that burns in you Kindle that flame and let it push you forward Let it light up the dark times of your life Whatever your passion is love it with all you’ve got Someday you may even get to write a book about it Love Catherine PS If you think you’d like to listen to some of the music that inspired this story check out Atys by Jean Baptiste Lully Le Nozze de Figaro and Così Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini and anything by Eric Whitacre
