Title: Virtuosity - Jessica Martinez - book
Summary :
Seventeen-year-old Carmen leads an exciting life. Considered one of the best violinists of her generation, she has just won a Grammy. Pushed by her mother, a former opera singer whose career has failed, she works tirelessly to win the Guarneri Prize, a violin competition whose winner wins a world tour. The pressure of this ruthless maternal coach, the stress of competition, the abuse of beta blockers to avoid stage fright... Carmen is on the verge of burnout. Not to mention that the game is going to be difficult with the enigmatic Jeremy King as her rival.