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NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR “Defiantly populated with living women . . . beautifully drawn, dense with detail and specificity . . . Notes on an Execution is nuanced, ambitious and compelling.” —Katie...

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old". Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.

One very ordinary day, Maya Flowers sees a new commuter board her train. Maya knows immediately and irrevocably that he is 'the one'. But the beautiful man on the train always has his head in a book and never seems to notice Maya. Eventually she plucks up the courage to give the stranger a note asking him out for a drink. And so begins a story of missed opportunities and finding happiness where you least expect it.

Tina è una giovane violinista e da sempre insegue il suo grande sogno: vivere di musica. A soli tre anni ha iniziato a pizzicare le corde di un violino e ha scoperto la bellezza delle note e il loro potere ammaliatore grazie ai suoi genitori e alla Maestra Fiò. Da quel momento, tutta la vita di Tina è ruotata intorno a quello strumento magico, fino ad arrivare a un passo importante: l'ingresso in una delle più prestigiose accademie musicali. Un esordio folgorante.

"Wer glaubt, die Tränen seiner Frau würden ihm viel abverlangen, der hat noch nie ihr tapferes Lächeln gesehen." Seit der Schulzeit sind Nell und Charles das typische gegensätzliche Paar - die Schöne und der Streber, die Gefühlvolle und der Logiker. Damals haben sich beide versprochen: Wir machen alles besser als die anderen. Wir machen es perfekt. Vierzehn Jahre später haben Alltag und Realität sie eingeholt. Als Charles einen riesengroßen Fehler begeht, stürzen die märchenhaften Vorstellungen endgültig ein.