GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! - Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise--undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world -- when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather\'s heirloom Violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
As the competition approaches, Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin, but prove to himself--and the world--that no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him..
Without it, Ray feels like he\'s lost a piece of himself.
But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition--the Olympics of classical music--the Violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place.
When he discovers that his beat-up, family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach, and together, Ray and his Violin take the world by storm.
Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he can\'t afford a Violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music.
But Ray has a gift and a dream--he\'s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. --Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian\'s life is already mapped out.
I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queen\'s Gambit a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing about--in this case, classical music.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! - Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise--undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world -- when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather\'s heirloom Violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world
