"Tomas and Gypsy Violin" is a beautifully written Novella by Robert Eisenberg, who works to breathe new life into old buildings, collaborates with others to projects our environmental heritage, and helpers to bring Sistema. This organisation teaches music to children in Toronto, Canada.

Tomas is a seven-year-old Romani boy from Hungary adopted by a married couple with a significant age gap in Toronto, Canada. The birth parents of the young boy are dead. He has witnessed highly traumatic events and does not understand why some strangers want to help him/ give him a home. But as he grows more comfortable in his new home, the boy begins to blossom as he discovers his passion for music/ the violin.
Eisenberg discusses Sistema, an after school music program especially important for the children of immigrants in Toronto.

This sweet and beautiful story discusses heavy topics like racism, death and adoption, as well as bullying. In 80 pages, Eisenberg primarily focuses on how important it is for children to change on entering a music program after school, even if it is considered a luxury. This book is a great wake-up call, and I would recommend it to anyone!

The author is dedicating his share of the earnings from this book to Sistema, which is just charming.

Thank you to Heartstrings Canada for a review copy of this book in return for an honest review!

TW: Death, Adoption, Racism, Difficult Family Situation, Hospitalisation