After reading Chapter 1 of A Distant Prospect, perhaps you’d like to hear the cello piece which Lucy played, as the rain thundered down outside after her eventful first day.
Here’s Pablo Casals recorded in London in 1936 (with surface noise standing in for the rain): J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008.
Just wait till you read the rest of the book!