{"product_id":"9781760644864","title":"Piano Lessons: A Memoir","description":"The award-winning, much-loved memoir of renowned author and musician Anna Goldsworthy about her first steps towards a life in music.\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable story, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her journey from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to a successful career as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she learns about much more than technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePiano Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e captures the hopes and uncertainties of youth, the fear and exhilaration of performing, and the complex bonds between teacher and student. An unforgettable cast of characters joins her: her family; her friends and rivals; and her teacher, Mrs Sivan, who inspires and challenges her in equal measure, and who transforms what seems an impossible dream into something real and sustaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of the getting of wisdom, tender and bittersweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved this book. Anna Goldsworthy's memoir left me awed, inspired and humbled.' -Alice Pung\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Marvellous. Enlightenment and joy on every page' -Helen Garner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An expertly spun narrative, told with wry, self-effacing charm, elegant economy and the genuine love of a student for her teacher' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant memoir ... Goldsworthy is a fine writer.' \u003cem\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of Newcomer of the Year in the 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Melbourne Prize for Best Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48577010139377,"sku":"9781760644864","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781760644864_p0.jpg?v=1786884834","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781760644864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}