How far will an artist go to conceal his deepest, most vulnerable secret in a tune sung regularly by the world's greatest religious leaders? How much is an overshadowed brother willing to sacrifice to regain lost glory? What do we see when we delve below the depths of music’s gentle surface to expose an ocean of enigmas?
The Search for Serenata answers all this and more. It takes you on a journey through clever codes and crazy composers. It involves a retired conductor with a dark past, an underrated musical teacher with an indelicate sense of humour, an impulsive young woman with several unanswered questions, and a deadly secret society with an obsession for musical cryptography - that has long crossed the borders of insanity.
Ananya Roy is an undergraduate from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. She has been writing since the age of 4. Her debut novel, "Letters in the Rain" featured on Amazon's Top 5 New Releases of the month in Jan 2019. Her interests lie in writing, playing the piano and watching Wes Anderson films.