This song has a grace note,<br/>a tiny note that's there for embellishment<br/>but can easily be ignored,<br/>not played.<br/>Tonight, I add it in -<br/>just because.<br/>We can all do with an extra note<br/>of grace.<br/><br/>Grace Dalfinch is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her. <br/>James Crux is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school. <br/><br/>When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin; and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator.<br/><br/>Grace Notes is a debut YA verse novel, set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020. For fans of Cath Crowley and Pip Harry.<br/><br/>'A classic in the making; Grace Notes is a vital balm of a book, a story to press into everybody's hands.'<br/>DANIELLE BINKS<br/><br/>'Poetry, music and art, woven together in an uplifting story about endless lockdowns and first love.'<br/>NOVA WEETMAN<br/><br/>'Comer captures the beats of Melbourne's 2020 and the unique experience of a generation of teens in one of the most locked-down cities in the world.'<br/>Books+Publishing<br/><br/>'Heart and soul triumph over Covid lockdowns and restrictions . . . Karen has used the verse novel to beguile, dance and demand layers of emotion and depth that only poetry can sustain. A masterful debut!'<br/>LORRAINE MARWOOD<br/><br/>'Like the grace note of the title, this beautiful story strikes the perfect tone, mixing colour, light and music at a time when we needed it most.'<br/>NICOLE HAYES<br/><br/>'A Romeo &amp; Juliet tale of the modern era . . . Grace Notes [is] a compelling rallying cry for the pursuit of passion, of perseverance in the face of adversity, and the essential work of artists'<br/>Sydney Arts Guide<br/>