Waiting for the Music is a poignant coming-of-age story that follows the ups and downs of a boy growing up in the prairies. Over two decades, from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, we follow Benjamin Timothy as he faces various challenges in life and tries to forge his own path from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood.

From early life in a small rural town to working in the big city, Benjamin navigates various relationships and the complexities of a dysfunctional family. After losing his father to World War II, he witnesses the decline of his mentally unstable mother, endures abuse from his cousin, finds and loses friends, and eventually pursues his dream of becoming a schoolteacher.

This literary work will resonate with anyone who's grown up on the prairies-or any closeknit community-and struggled through trying times to overcome a childhood fraught with loss and grief. Benjamin's search for independence springs forth with a universal message of hope and redemption-as he finally hears the music.