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"She arrived in apartheid South Africa on Christmas Day, eager to discover where her cello playing could take her. From the stage, she saw him for the first time. Their life together was bliss until he invited her to the family vacation home: when she knocked, his wife opened the door. But she couldn't give up on him. He followed her back to America, where they married and lived together for twenty-two years. Then, upon his death, his daughter announced, ""My parents were never divorced."" Laurinel would discover that her husband, Klaus, was a bigamist who had bilked her of thousands of dollars, as well as the son of a Nazi murderer who fled the US amid FBI accusations of being the head of the American Gestapo. Strings Attached reveals the author's self-deception and the high price to be paid for denial. Far worse than the three-continent lawsuit was the shame, guilt, and anxiety over her part in this real-life drama. Though music was her anchor, she healed through various traditional and nontraditional modalities. Laurinel Owen's story will inspire anyone who has loved, been betrayed, and is seeking recovery and support."

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"""Strings Attached is a riveting tale of operatic proportions. Love, betrayal, death and redemption!"" -Deborah Birnbaum, international opera singer and vocal coach ""Laurinel Owen's poignant memoir, Strings Attached: A Memoir of Betrayal, Bigamy, and Self-Discovery, vividly portrays the disturbing, real story of a young American cellist who innocently begins her career in apartheid South Africa. A tale of romance, deception, and sordid political secrets, her life begins to unravel, and she finds herself in financial ruin until, finally, she turns to the power of music and meditation in her search for acceptance and understanding. Laurinel relates this electrifying story with candor, courage, and humility."" -Nancy Rosenfeld, literary agent, co-author of New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder, Revised 2nd Edition: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions ""In Strings Attached, author and professional cellist Laurinel Owen recounts in brisk prose and breathtaking detail the romantic conflicts and tribulations encountered by a twenty-something who, after decades of self-reflection in a variety of stimulating settings, ultimately finds inner peace."" -Carol A. Hess, musicologist, author of Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, Distinguished Professor of Music, University of California, Davis ""Owen has written a thriller of a memoir that sweeps through several continents and four decades of love and betrayal. Her writing is graceful and vivid, and we are caught up in her passion for music and life. She nevertheless turns a dispassionate eye on herself and the price of self-deception. We're with her on her journey through bitterness and regret, lawsuits and despair, to healing through various forms of therapy, including psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and the saving power of friendship."" -Amy Birnbaum, CBS news producer 1990-2022"

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"Laurinel Owen enjoys an international career as a cellist and journalist. She has published over 130 articles in Strings Magazine, The Strad, and Muso on topics related to cello technique, soloist, luthier and music school profiles, concert, festival, and record reviews. She also has been on ""assignment"" in France, Germany, Russia, England, Italy, the Czech Republic, China, South Africa, and throughout the United States. Her book Bowed Arts, a biography of cellist Bernard Greenhouse, was published in German and English in 2001."

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