The flowering cactus

“My career is ended. I won’t play again.”

Libby MacPherson had been a brilliant pianist until a car accident damaged her hand and put an end to her concert career. She wasn’t qualified to do anything else, so the advertisement for a music teacher to instruct an exceptional young boy had seemed like a heaven-sent opportunity. She had applied immediately. But the job was full of surprises. Certainly living on a desert ranch, married to the boy’s uncle had been the last thing she expected!