Disturbance of the Inner Ear

After the last person who knew of her luminous childhood dies， Isabel Masurovsky finds herself stranded in Italy. The extreme survival prescriptions of her father， a world-renowned pianist who survived the Czech concentration camp Theresienstadt by playing for his captors， ring in her ear， trapping her in the past. Though she has not performed in years， she takes a job teaching the troubled son of a miser millionaire who is hiding a legendary cello that was confiscated by the Nazis and has never resurfaced. Giulio is a cagey surgical resident who also works as a gigolo. A compulsive performer and liar， he turns out to be more genuine than anyone Isabel has ever known. Slowly， relentlessly， he provokes， coaxes， and seduces