So what do they do? What can they do? And will this change everything? They witness his being thrown over the bridge and into the river. Before they can deliver the bad news to their parents, however, they witness something extraordinary: the near-murder of a man, a soldier, a Soviet soldier. Their teacher who was to chaperon them on the trip is very ill-he'll be in the hospital. It will be-most likely-the last time they ever play music together again.Įarly in the novel, the girls are disappointed to learn that the trip is off. They are a string trio preparing to play Canon in D for an international music competition in Paris. All three take music lessons from Herr Muller. She's spent a few years now in Berlin, and she's got two fantastic friends: Giselle and Vivian. I enjoyed reading Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry. The action may take place in the '90s, but this reads like first-class historical fiction Parry (Heart of a Shepherd) vividly conjures the political tensions of the period, the challenges of life as an army brat, and the redemptive power of music. The trip doesn't go as planned, and the friends wind up on a wild goose chase with international ramifications. Along with commanding Giselle and brainy Vivian, Jody plans to enter a solo and ensemble contest in Paris as a string trio their planned performance is thwarted when their teacher falls ill, but when they witness the attempted murder of Arvo, a Soviet soldier and translator, they rescue him and plot to secret him to Paris. Jody, a violinist and classical composer, is dreading leaving her two best friends when her father retires from the army, and she will again be forced to uproot her life to move to Texas.
Set in 1990, just after the Berlin Wall has fallen, Parry's insightful coming-of-age novel follows the tumultuous journey of three eighth-grade friends who live on an army base in Berlin.
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