Pianoforte
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Last published Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Duan Ackovic, a Serbian refugee and excellent pianist ends up taking shelter in America from his war torn country. What he hadn't anticipated was a flighty young student, Isabella Evans to interfere with his seemingly peaceful life. They forge an unlikely companionship nonetheless, but will it last in the explosive and radically changing surroundings?
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