The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel by Brendan Slocumb children She is an imperfect mother

She is an imperfect mother in constant conflict with herself and those around her

Her gran used to interpret the world for her

blossoming in the sudden light of her attention

has attracted the unwanted attention of a strange boy at school

and Gidge always kept her promises

The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel by Brendan Slocumb children She is an imperfect motherGrowing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillians life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dreamhes determined to become a world class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he cant afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. When he discovers that his beat up, family fiddle is