Keeper of Secrets
The turbulent past of WWII
Germany and near present day mid-west USA
come to life under the pen of Julie Thomas. A beautifully written book about a passion for
music – specifically about a Guarneri del Gesu‘ violin and the Horowitz family who loved and
cherished it and the horror visited upon the family during the Nazi regime.
It is a story that tells of
fathers and sons, a gift of music, the joy of an instrument that has a unique,
distinctive history as well as a distinguished, valuable and unique pedigree. It is a story of lost and found and the boys
and men who claim this valuable violin as their own.
It is also the story of young
Daniel Horowitz who longs to be like his other friends and play baseball rather
than spend time with his violin. A gifted musician he decides quit playing.
The book centers on a maestro’s search to bring music back to Daniel’s heart
and convince him to play. How this search impacts Daniel’s entire family is the
central theme of the book.
A beautiful story and a
compelling read.
