As a fierce nor'easter bears down on her Massachusetts town, Fiona Richter places a frantic 911 call. Her husband, Simon, eighty years old and suffering from dementia, has gone missing from the house-along with his clarinet. So begins The Singing Stick , the story of a son, his long-dead mother, and the music that anchors them both in times of great unmooring. Includes book club discussion questions and music playlists.