Marisha Chamberlain: the Rose Variations February 21, 2009

In Marisha Chamberlain's debut novel, 'The Rose Variations,' it is 1975, and 25-year-old Rose takes a temporary professorship at a Midwestern college, convinced that an exciting career as a composer lies ahead. Determined to stay independent, she struggles with love, loneliness, ambition, and the perplexing question of happiness.