I'd hoped to do this article for The Independent a little closer to Ghost Variations' publication date, planned for summer, but, as you've probably heard, the paper is closing its print operations in late March and I have no idea whether or not I'll be writing for the new-look website version. Therefore I've done it now instead.
So here is the story of how Ghost Variations came to be. Enjoy!
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/how-a-lost-robert-schumann-masterpiece-inspired-an-extraordinary-new-book-a6887581.html