![]() ![]() Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket not the fact that he can’t afford a violin suitable to his talents not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. But Ray has a gift and a dream-he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. ![]() “I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queen’s Gambit: a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing about-in this case, classical music.” -Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise-undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world -when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. ![]()
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