As a child, Robin Spielberg had a recurring dream that there were
secret rooms inside her living room piano. Readers are now also
treated to the secrets revealed in these rooms, as they follow her
seemingly elusive quest for a measurement of success in her life as
a performing artist, which comes at last, in the most unlikely of
places.
"A debut memoir of one woman's quest to become a successful
concert pianist, and the setbacks and triumphs she meets along the
way. As an energetic toddler brimming with creativity, Spielberg
was left to play in a closed room for hours into the night.
However, what her parents mistook for hyperactivity was, in fact,
the budding of a musical prodigy. In this memoir, the author
chronicles a series of events from her first touch of a piano key
to her later multi-album success. She highlights the highs and lows
of an artist journeying toward a career in music and doesn't leave
out personal mistakes or humiliating moments. In one chapter, she
misjudges a friend's verbal support and subsequently blasts an
email with his endorsement to her fans. In another, she meets a man
whom she confused for a fellow artist, who later became a stalker
and scorned antagonist. These darker moments balance the book's
predominantly positive mood and give the story complexity, depth
and a bit of relatable, raw reality. Spielberg's commitment to
straightforward storytelling allows her to avoid the sentimentality
sometimes found in other memoirs. She allows events to speak for
themselves, and the book reads like a series of episodes-a
well-paced, readable collection of anecdotes that delicately leaves
gaps of time between its chapters. Although an artist must appear
flawless when onstage, the lifetime preceding that moment is
anything but unblemished, and Spielberg reveals the perseverance,
humility and self-awareness it takes to become a successful artist
without becoming self- centered. Indeed, the author discovers that
success in art means making an impact on an audience. A well-paced
musical memoir about the value of perseverance." - Kirkus Reviews
"An engaging memoir...Indeed, this memoir is a must-read for all
who are trying to find their place in the world." Maria Beltran for
Readers' Favorite (FIVE STAR REVIEW)
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