The end of the world means the end of wondering, of speculating, of mystery.
"Who was this guy behind the public presentation?" Mr. Edwards recalled wondering of Mr. Paladino.
She had won a Guggenheim fellowship to study in Europe for a year (despite the chairman of the awards wondering, of women composers, "Is there any such beast?").
The initial spark had been a meeting with the centre's founder and director, Simon Baron-Cohen (the cousin, in case anyone was wondering, of Sacha), who had spoken with Adams at the Cheltenham literature festival.
Already the tone is illicitly rich and strong, like hot chocolate fortified with rum, and you can't help wondering, of this dark-eyed girl with a gift: What the devil will become of her? Asif Kapadia's film provides answers, of a sort.
There's a constant tussle in these songs between strength and fragility, fierce independence and a desire to belong, a wondering of where she fits in and what makes her content: "Is it still OK that I don't know how to be alone?" she asks at the song's opening.
