AustLit

'Resolute, successful and elegant, Frances Draper moves through life without actually touching it. Her constant companion and business partner, Samuel Tanner, enjoys a ‘hands-off’ relationship that suits them both—for their own individual reasons.

'Frances moves to a new apartment that is in the perfect location; it overlooks a beautiful park that is located near her place of work. Perfect as it is, there is a feeling of uneasiness on Frances’s part that she cannot explain.

'Melbourne’s Concert Hall is the only place where Frances lets down her emotional barriers. She is totally absorbed by the beauty of classical music but it releases tears that she is aware of - but not of their cause - and memories too painful to face.' (Publication summary)