Susanna KaysenBiography · Literary Fiction·b. 1948
Cambridge
Synopsis
A young woman from 1950s Harvard Square experiences two family sabbaticals across the Atlantic, which, along with the influence of a brilliant orchestra conductor, profoundly shape her worldview. She develops new perspectives on music, love, and art while grappling with persistent feelings of being an outsider.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10