Project Gutenberg 1994-03-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 107 McGowan, Richard 1958 Violists Gretchen in the library -- The Hungarian lightbulb -- Christmas concert. Produced by HTML version by Al Haines "Violists" by Richard McGowan is a novel written during the early 1990s. The story revolves around characters grappling with personal identity, societal expectations, and the world of music, particularly focusing on several intersecting lives in a university library and a struggling music scene. The beginning of the novel introduces Gretchen Haviland, a twenty-nine-year-old librarian, who is reflecting on her life choices, especially her decision to remain single and prioritize her independence over traditional roles. As she navigates her workplace and own insecurities about aging, she develops an intriguing connection with a young professor, Bridwell. Their budding acquaintance progresses through a series of chance encounters in the library until they eventually share a coffee and engaging conversation. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to Jurgen, a talented violist searching for work after the collapse of the symphony orchestra he was part of, illustrating the struggles of musicians in a competitive environment. The opening portions set the stage for exploring themes of love, ambition, and the longing for connection amid the backdrop of the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Love stories Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Violists -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 151586 150453 2024-09-01T04:22:12.445415 2023-10-01T04:16:36.351562 text/html text/html 148559 2008-06-19T14:13:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 56344 2008-06-19T14:13:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102363 2024-09-01T04:22:16.251358 application/epub+zip 103556 2024-09-01T04:22:13.676327 application/epub+zip 103556 2024-09-01T04:22:12.896369 application/epub+zip 196928 2024-09-01T04:22:18.325309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188683 2024-09-01T04:22:15.794320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187971 2022-09-01T04:19:43.730119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140667 140647 2024-09-01T04:22:12.091362 2023-10-01T04:16:36.062562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141895 2008-06-19T14:13:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55155 2008-06-19T14:13:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143836 2012-02-09T13:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55417 2012-02-09T13:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20242 2024-09-01T04:22:18.462315 application/rdf+xml 10870 2024-09-01T04:22:13.230330 image/jpeg 2859 2024-09-01T04:22:13.060346 image/jpeg 104310 2024-09-01T04:22:12.460359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog