Ada, together with her nine-year-old illegitimate daughter Flora, and her piano, leave Scotland to arrive in the remote bush of 19th-century New Zealand for a marriage arranged by her father. Although mute, she does not consider herself silent as her piano is the vehicle of her expression.
- ISBN10 0786861215
- ISBN13 9780786861217
- Publish Date 30 April 1994 (first published 29 October 1993)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Miramax Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English