Aja Gabel's powerful debut offers a sensitive portrait of four young musicians forging their paths through life: sometimes at odds with each other, sometimes in harmony, but always inextricably linked by their shared pasts. --Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere With uncommon clarity and empathy, Aja Gabel brings us inside the passionate, complex, and sometimes cutthroat intimacy that exists among the four members of a string quartet. A wise and powerful novel about love, life, and music. I didn't want it to end. --Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestselling author of Seating Arrangements and Astonish Me The Ensemble deserves a standing ovation. A gripping tale of four musician's journeys through discord and harmony, life and love. Aja Gabel is a brilliant young writer with the rare gift of an old soul. --Mat Johnson, author of Pym and Loving Day sakriti opis