The Music Shop

An unforgettable story of music, loss, and hope. Fans of *High Fidelity*, meet your next quirky love story. It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb, there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. Frank, the shop’s owner, has a way of connecting his customers with just the piece of music they need. Then, one day, into his shop comes a beautiful young woman, Ilse Brauchmann, who asks Frank to teach her about music. Terrified of real closeness, Frank feels compelled to turn and run, yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with eyes as black as vinyl. However, Ilse is not what she seems, and Frank has old wounds that threaten to reopen. Can a man who is so in tune with other people’s needs be so incapable of connecting with the one person who might save him? The journey that these two quirky characters make to overcome their emotional baggage speaks to the healing power of music—and love—in this poignant, ultimately joyful work of fiction.