The Instrumentalist: A spellbinding novel that will transport you to 18th-century Venice - Couverture souple

Constable, Harriet

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1526675269 ISBN 13 : 9781526675262

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

The Times top ten bestseller

'As tightly tuned as a thriller' Telegraph
'A marvel' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'Compelling, vividly described magic' Observer
'Historical fiction as it should be written' Mail on Sunday
'Remarkable' New York Times


Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent.

Her best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil.

But as Anna Maria's star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Maria's shining light threatens to eclipse that of her mentor.

She will leave her mark, whatever it takes. Her story will be heard.

'A compassionate coming-of-age tale . Constable understands the power music has to sustain us' Observer
'Had me spellbound from start to finish' Emma Stonex
'Constable infuses historical fact with richly wrought fictional details, to investigate admiration and resentment, ego and legacy' i paper
'A whirlwind of all-consuming, dizzying ambition . Spectacularly imagined' Mail on Sunday
'Vibrates with colour and passion . I was completely swept up' Elodie Harper
'An immersive, impassioned tale full of colour and sound' Guardian

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Harriet Constable is a journalist, filmmaker and author based in London. Her journalism and documentary work has featured in outlets including the New York Times, BBC, Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, NPR, and the Economist. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism summer school and is a Pulitzer Center grantee and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

harrietconstable.com
@HConstable

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent.

Her best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil.

But as Anna Maria's star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Maria's shining light is threatening to eclipse that of her mentor.

She will leave her mark, whatever it takes. And her story will be heard.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1526675269
• ISBN 13: 9781526675262
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales; sales@vanditmar.nl; ; Hondiuslaan 44; Utrecht; 3528 AB; Pays-Bas