After giving up her career as a concert pianist, Song Yan has been teaching piano in the bustling city of Beijing for the past three years. As tensions grow between Song Yan and her husband on having children, she finds herself trapped in a doorless room with a talking mushroom in her dreams. Coincidentally, deliveries of mushrooms and their sudden halt lead Song Yan to discover a seemingly ageless house and a once-famous pianist who disappeared a decade ago.

GHOST MUSIC is a novel best described as “all vibe and no plots.” Through the lenses of three different women, GHOST MUSIC investigates how unprocessed trauma and suppressed grief manifest with an eerie undertone. The story also explores the idea of being in love with people we don’t actually know with the juxtaposition of the husband and the missing pianist and their relationships with Song Yan.

There are also various themes throughout the book open to each reader’s interpretation. For those that enjoy books about classical music or beautiful writing with loose plots, GHOST MUSIC will take you on a quirky journey!

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