# Five-Part Invention - Hardcover

by **Andrea J. Buchanan** (Author)

**The searing and haunting debut novel from PEN finalist and _New York Times_ bestselling author Andrea J. Buchanan**

Spanning five generations of women, _Five-Part Invention_ wrestles with the question--if trauma echoes through generations, can love echo, too? Is the love we transmit enough to undo the trauma of the past that we unwittingly carry with us and often re-enact in the present?

When Lise, a pianist, suffers a nervous breakdown early in her marriage, her husband, in a warped act of protection and jealousy, has her piano taken away. With prose that is precise and emotionally affecting, Buchanan vividly renders how Lise's separation from her one source of expression and fulfilment cascades into her relationship with her daughter, leaving a legacy of trauma that echoes through the generations to come. Characters emerge broken and passionate, jagged, and yet hopeful and emotionally resonant, written in a way that only Buchanan, herself a conservatory-trained pianist, could achieve.

_Five-Part Invention_ is by turns frightening and exquisitely observed, and establishes Buchanan as a literary force.

### Author Biography

**Andrea J. Buchanan** is a _New York Times_ bestselling author whose latest book is the novel _Five-Part Invention._ Her memoir _The Beginning of Everything_ was a finalist for the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing. Her other work includes the internationally bestselling _Daring Book for Girls_ and her essay collection on early motherhood, _Mother Shock,_ along with eight other books. Before becoming a writer, Andi trained as a pianist, earning a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music and a master's in piano performance from the San Francisco Conservatory.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN

**Publication Date:** July 05, 2022

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