That One Note That Holds Life

September 5th, 2025 | 3 min read

Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language by Joonas Sildre, translated by Adam Cullen. Plough Books, 2024. $26.00

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Amanda McCrina

Amanda McCrina writes historical fiction about Poland and Ukraine during World War II and the Cold War, inspired by her own family’s heritage. Her latest is I’ll Tell You No Lies (FSG, 2023). She lives outside Nashville, Tennessee.

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