Nanisi Barrett D'Arnuk

Christine Anthony is a cellist who wants nothing more than to play with a major symphony orchestra. Until then, she works in a clothing boutique and spends her weekends playing with a string quartet at a museum.<br><br>When a stylish, rich woman named Car Weldon asks Chris to deliver a purchase to her, Chris finds the world she knows thrown into a spin. Suddenly she’s doing things that would have scandalized her a few weeks previous. When Car takes her to St. Lucia on vacation, she meets new friends and a booking agent who offers her a job that changes her life.<br><br>And when she draws the attention of a well-known gossip columnist and a handsome TV actor, Chris suddenly has a fame she isn’t ready for. With the right choices, her cello could take her more places than she ever imagined ... but what must she leave behind?

All the Right Strings

“Some of the photos yesterday were fantastic,” he said as he smiled at me. “Some of your facial expressions were outstanding. I can see why you got this job. I think there are several that are usable. Today, we’re going to try something a little different.


“Instead of you just sitting there playing, let’s start somewhere else. I want you to use the floor and your entire body. Take your shoes off. Sit, lay, stretch, kneel, whatever feels right. Lie down on the floor with your cello as if it was your lover. Wrap your arms around it.”


I took off the high-heeled sandals. One of Rick’s assistants took them and I got my cello and walked onto the backdrop curtain, which hung across the room. I sat down on the floor.


He got me into position while his assistants were focusing the lighting. When he looked through the lens, he said, “No, there’s a shadow on the right side of her face.” So everyone rushed around to place different lights elsewhere. Finally, he was satisfied.


Chapter 37