Publisher's Synopsis
Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist. At the height of her career, she feels increasingly torn between the musical realm she inhabits, and her fragmented life as an itinerant artist, with its frequent flights and anonymous hotels. Away from her New York home, on a European tour, Isabel meets Anzor Islikhanov, a political exile from war-torn Chechnya, who is driven by his desire to avenge his people. When their paths cross in several cities, they become drawn to each other - until a menacing incident forces Isabel to re-evaluate his actions and her own feelings, throwing her into a creative crisis...