In an old people's home, Mae Holloway starts hearing music in her head - not just any music but memories that she just cannot have. A newly appointed doctor at the Home decides to listen to what she has to say - despite his own private grief - his only child, his daughter Deidre is getting old very fast and would not survive puberty.

And the story weaves between two lives - one lived too slow, one lived too fast. A future that will never be and a past that could have never been. And yet, it had. It starts as a story of memories and music and then changes into a tale of genetics and scientific impossibilities and hope. It is not a happy story, it cannot be - the world does not work this way. But in a way it does have a happy ending - not the one anyone wanted but still there. Universe evens out at the end after all.

I am not much for music and most of the musical parts felt too long - it was a vehicle that was just too visible. It was the point of the story but still... ( )