Vivaldi's Virgins: A Novel - Brossura

Quick, Barbara

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060890533 ISBN 13: 9780060890537

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2008

Riassunto

A tale set in Vivaldi's decadent Venice during a six-month period in which the city gives itself over to the masked celebrations of Carnival finds elite Ospedale ella Pietà musician Anna Maria dal Violin embarking on a quest of self-discovery in Venetian society and the Jewish Ghetto. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Quick has chosen a fascinating backdrop. Her novel shimmers....This is a good read.” (Booklist)

“Quick’s descriptions of Anna Maria’s violin playing soar off the page, evoking Vivaldi’s own compositions.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“A genuine successor to [Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring].” (Houston Chronicle)

L'autore:

Writer and poet Barbara Quick is the author of the novels Vivaldi's Virgins and Northern Edge, winner of the Discover Prize. A Golden Web is her first book for teen readers. An avid traveler and student of other languages, she has run an international boardinghouse; written everything from self-help books to humor columns to grant requests for disadvantaged children; and done whatever jobs she needed to do -- from landscape gardening to catering to editing -- to allow her to continue writing. She lives with her teenage son, Julian, in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she takes frequent classes and occasionally performs with a Brazilian dance troupe.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060890533
• ISBN 13: 9780060890537
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288