A NOVEL BY GEORGE COLLINS
THE STORY
Dr. Ray Stark is one of the top neurosurgeons in the United States. He lives inside his own head, and inside the heads of his patients, but understands little of the emotional world around him, including his own family.
When an unfathomable loss shatters his carefully controlled life and his already failing marriage, Ray returns to his early love of jazz saxophone. As he reconnects with his heart and his humanity, he sets out to win back his estranged wife, Cathy, who is moving through a profound transformation of her own.
PLAYING THE CHANGES asks what happens when the person we built ourselves into can no longer hold us up, and whether we can become someone new before we lose everything that matters.
PLAYING THE CHANGES
He mastered the human brain.
Now he has to learn his own heart.
A deeply moving story infused with the spirit of jazz. Out November 3 in paperback and eBook, soon to be followed by an audiobook narrated by George Collins.
WHY READERS WILL LOVE IT
A Love Story with a Second Chance
A man who lost everything tries to win back the woman he never truly saw.
Classic Jazz Throughout
Written by a working musician, with nods to Coltrane's "Giant Steps," Coleman Hawkins's "Body and Soul,” Gershwin, Basie, Rollins and more.
Real-world Detail
Years of research into neurosurgery and jazz saxophone give every scene its pulse.
PRAISE
"A heartwarming and inspiring story about the healing power of music."
Joe Lovano, Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer
"A remarkable debut... about one man's journey into deep understanding and humanity."
Jay Parini, Award-winning author of The Last Station and Borges and Me
FROM GEORGE
"This story started with an idea that woke me at 3:00 a.m. Eighteen years later, it's finally in your hands. Writing it made me a more open person. When I catch myself being distant, I think of Ray Stark. Family always comes first. I hope Ray's story stays with you the way it has stayed with me." - George Collins
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN
The screenplay adaptation of PLAYING THE CHANGES has won several international script competitions and is attracting interest from Hollywood producers.
Your copy of PLAYING THE CHANGES is waiting.
