LEADER 00000pam  2200313 i 4500 
003    DLC 
005    20170908070615.0 
008    170501s2017    nyu    e      000 1 eng   
010      2017018153 
020    9780802121660 (hardcover) 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 
041 1  eng|hger 
042    pcc 
082 00 833/.92|223 
092    |fF|aMERCIER 
100 1  Mercier, Pascal,|d1944-|eauthor. 
245 10 Lea /|cPascal Mercier ; translated from the German by 
       Shaun Whiteside. 
250    First Grove Press hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bGrove Press,|c2017. 
300    292 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    Pascal Mercier's Night Train to Lisbon mesmerized readers 
       around the world, and went on to become an international 
       bestseller, establishing Mercier as a breakthrough 
       European literary talent. Now, in Lea, he returns with a 
       tender, impassioned, and unforgettable story of a father's
       love and a daughter's ambition in the wake of devastating 
       tragedy.  It all starts with the death of Martijn van 
       Vliet's wife. His grief-stricken young daughter, Lea, cuts
       herself off from the world, lost in the darkness of grief.
       Then she hears the unfamiliar sound of a violin playing in
       the hall of a train station, and she is brought back to 
       life. Transfixed by a busker playing Bach, Lea emerges 
       from her mourning, vowing to learn the instrument. And her
       father, witnessing this delicate spark, promises to do 
       everything and anything in his power to keep her happy.  
       Lea grows into an extraordinary musical talent--her all-
       consuming passion leads her to become one of the finest 
       players in the country--but as her fame blossoms, her 
       relationship with her father withers. Unable to keep her 
       close, he inadvertently pushes Lea deeper and deeper into 
       this newfound independence and, desperate to hold on to 
       his daughter, Martin is driven to commit an act that 
       threatens to destroy them both.  A revelatory portrait of 
       genius and madness, Lea delves into the demands of 
       artistic excellence as well as the damaging power of 
       jealousy and sacrifice. Mercier has crafted a novel of 
       intense clarity, illuminating the poignant ways we strive 
       to understand ourselves and our families. 
650  0 Fathers and daughters|vFiction. 
700 1  Whiteside, Shaun,|etranslator. 
730 0  Lea.|lEnglish.