Strings Attached
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Sixteen-year-old Eliza Whitmore lives under the heavy expectations of her devout, upper-middle-class family in a conservative suburb of London. She's the model daughter: top grades, modest clothes, and a prodigious talent for the violin. Her parents, determined to shape her into a celebrated classical musician, hire an elite instructor-Ms. Adrienne Locke, a former concert violinist who's brilliant, enigmatic, and, quietly, a lesbian.
As Eliza's lessons progress, so does her sense of self. She begins to question the world she's always known. Music opens a doorway-not just to artistic freedom, but emotional and romantic awakening. Her growing feelings for Adrienne clash with the doctrine and identity she's always accepted without question.
Now, Eliza must navigate first love, personal truth, and the price of breaking away from the life designed for her.
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