The Last Concerto
Sara Alexander(Author)
Sarah Alexander(Speaker)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2019
Audio
CD-Audio
978-0-00-836234-8 (ISBN)
Description
Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Petrettos brother, and her father, Nino, are abducted by criminals who mistake Nino for a rich man. After a grueling journey through the countryside, the two are eventually releasedbut the experience leaves Alba shaken and unable to readjust to normal life, or to give voice to her inner turmoil. Accompanying her mother to cleaning jobs, Alba visits the villa of an eccentric Signora and touches the keys of a piano for the first time. The instruments spell is immediate. During secret lessons, forbidden by her mother, Alba is at last able to express emotions too powerful for words alone. Ignoring her parents insistence that she work in the familys car dealership and marry a local boy, Alba accepts a scholarship to the Rome conservatoire. There she immerses herself in a vibrant world of art and a passionate affair. But her path will lead her to a crossroads, and Alba will have to decide how to reconcile her talent with her longing for love and family, and convey the music of her heart ...
Will leave readers riveted until the explosive conclusion Publishers Weekly
Will leave readers riveted until the explosive conclusion Publishers Weekly
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 185 mm
Duration
Dauer: 878 min
ISBN-13
978-0-00-836234-8 (9780008362348)
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Schweitzer Classification