Publisher's Synopsis
"Prelude tells the story of Bremen Lyons, a young music teacher who unexpectedly dies off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. He leaves behind a mystifying Last Will and Testament, including instructions for a most unorthodox funeral. As the novel weaves in and out of a diverse cast of Bremen's family, friends, students, colleagues, musical associates, and total strangers, we see them move through the unusual proceedings and struggle with the reality of his death"--