Amy S. Nathan Libros

No one knows why Teddi Lerner left her hometown, but everyone knows why she's back.

This book is filled with stories from more than 350 busy adults with non- musical careers who have made time to fit music-making into their lives. They, along with dozens of music educators, health care professionals, and music researchers, provide both inspiration and strategies for anyone who wishes to perform, practice, or compose music as an adult.

Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America. Law school graduate and newlywed Ruth Applebaum is acclimating to life and marriage in a posh Philadelphia neighborhood. She'll do almost anything to endear herself to her mother-in-law, who's already signed up Ruth for etiquette lessons conducted by the impeccably accessorized tutor Lillian Diamond. But Ruth brings something fresh to the small circle of housewives--sharp wit, honesty, and an independent streak that won't be compromised. Right away Ruth develops a friendship with the shy Carrie Blum. When Carrie divulges a dark and disturbing secret lurking beneath her seemingly perfect life, Ruth invites Lillian and the Diamond Girls of the etiquette school to finally question the status quo. Together they form an unbreakable bond and stretch well beyond their comfort zones. For once, they'll challenge what others expect from them, discover what they expect from themselves, and do whatever it takes to protect one of their own--fine manners be damned.

From the author of The Glass Wives comes a heartwarming story about new love, second chances, and finding a place to call home