Book club
Thu 26 Feb
|Salad Seller
Join us to discuss The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb, a riveting story about a classical musician’s desperate quest to recover his lost violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
Time & Location
26 Feb 2026, 12:00 – 14:00
Salad Seller, 36 Itaewon-ro 20-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
About the event
Join us for lunch at Salad Seller in itaewon on Thursday, Feb 26, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm, to discuss The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.
Salad Seller is located near Itaewon station and offers healthy salads, soups, sandwiches with both vegetarian and meat options.
Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition—the Olympics of classical music—fast approaching, his prized family heirloom is stolen. Ray is determined to get it back. But now his family and the descendants…