A Memoir of Musical Survival

By Carol Rosenberger

“Polio destroyed every tool a pianist must have except heart and mind. With legendary dedication, Rosenberger overcame her musical death sentence…” —Milwaukee Sentinel

“…moving and at times heartbreaking…offering inspiration and hope to those confronted with the seemingly insurmountable.” —Publishers Weekly

At age twenty-one, while she was working with the legendary Nadia Boulanger in France, concert pianist Carol Rosenberger was stricken with paralytic polio—a condition that knocked out her “piano-playing” muscles. But Rosenberger refused to give up. Over the next ten years and against all medical advice, she struggled to rebuild her technique and regain her life as a musician. She did indeed nd her way back, receiving critical acclaim for her performances and recordings. Beautifully written and deeply inspiring, this is Rosenberger’s story of how she achieved the seemingly impossible: to play again.

2018 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS BRONZE MEDAL WINNER

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