Episode 294: Andrea Avery - Author of 'Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Piano'
At the age of 12, Andrea Avery, a promising young pianist, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. In her debut, Sonata, Andrea tells the story of her struggle to hold on to music in general, and to a piano sonata by Schubert in particular, even as the disease catches up with her. Andrea’s memoir meditates on the lives of great composers as she tries to make sense of what it means to lose the ability to perform music. As it happens, Andrea and Eduardo went to high school together, so they sat down to catch up and talk about her book, classical music, disease, and of course, cats.
Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Piano
by Andrea Avery
Get your copy HERE
Show Notes
Read an excerpt of Sonata in the Washington Post.
Learn more about rheumatoid arthritis.
Follow Andrea on twitter.
And don’t forget to buy her book.
Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.