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You ve taken Demon to your hearts prepare for another emotionally raw riotously entertaining read as you meet Livia Here s my question How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there Livia Bohusz misses her big brother Cyrus But since the day he took his own life a day that changed everything eleven year old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive Her solace is music A gifted pianist Livia s only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises so when Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy it feels as if a new life might begin Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents Then one springtime as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow muscles you wouldn t miss in the rear view Who is that man It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked