Diva

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I was blown away by Diva. Beautiful, visceral, tragic, gutting -- Miranda Cowley Heller * #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace * The spectacular Daisy Goodwin has written Diva, an epic novel about Maria Callas in love that hits every note and soars off the page. You will root for Callas as she navigates her dynamic career and a love affair that will break her heart. Told with tenderness and power, this is bravura storytelling in the hands of a master -- Adriana Trigiani Elegant, adult, ultimately very moving, Diva presents an amazingly convincing Maria, while always conveying the power of the majestic Callas myth -- Laura Thompson I've been completely overwhelmed by Diva: by the pleasure of reading such a marvellous ardent, romantic, yet utterly worldly book... Quick, where are my Callas records... -- Lady Antonia Fraser With its glamour, celebrity and heartbreak, this is the unstoppable story of ambition and desire that enchantress Daisy Goodwin was born to write -- Lucy Worsley Daisy Goodwin's richly imagined world makes Diva an irresistible page-turner. Blending high drama with an artist's eye for detail, Goodwin breathes life into one of the greatest and most tragic stars of the 20th century. Whether you're an opera aficionado or simply love an epic tale of love and ambition, Diva is a pure delight -- Dr. Amanda Foreman Daisy Goodwin is a genius storyteller, fashioning the most delicious, insider gossip into a tale full of heartbreak, love, ambition and brutal disappointment -- Nina de Gramont Maria Callas was the greatest opera singer of all time, a woman whose miraculous performances were an alchemical compound of power and vulnerability, perfectionism and emotional risk-taking. Her private life was no less conflicted or dramatic. Based on her true story, this page-turner is a must read for fans of Daisy Goodwin's fiction -- Lucasta Miller Daisy Goodwin has brought back to life the legendary diva and the untold story of her love affair with Onassis sparkles and captivates like the jewels he lavished on her -- Shane Watson A sumptuous, accomplished novel... Diva takes us deep inside Maria Callas's emotional journey, and hits the high notes of both glamour and tragedy -- Jane Thynne I gulped it down... the brilliantly persuasive portrayal of a woman negotiating the demands of her art with an intense emotional life is so compelling -- Elizabeth Buchan It's got everything: high drama; great love, found and lost; gossip of the rich and famous and, of course, the sublime art of Maria Callas -- Cressida Connolly An extraordinary, vivid, and skilful re-imagining of a modern Greek legend -- Victoria Hislop A brilliant novel... Goodwin tells the story with tenderness and captures the contradictions of Callas; powerful, ferocious, a woman who created her own glamorous identity but who was also desperate, used, abused and abandoned. -- Dorothy Byrne A jewel of a novel -- Rose Tremain This powerful reimagining of the soprano's toxic relationship with the Greek shipping tycoon captures the drama and heartbreak of one of the most celebrated singers of all time * The Observer * Imbued with pace, intrigue and flair... a novel worthy of its superstar heroine * Mail on Sunday * A heartbreaking, insightful and compelling read * Woman's Weekly * The lifestyle of the wealthy and the adoration of the musical world are set in contrast to Maria's inner turmoil and her strength as she struggles to overcome betrayal. The author presents it all with clarity, empathy, and insight, and combines high drama with meticulous detail * Historical Novel Society * If you're marooned in chilly Blighty craving escape, I recommend a headlong plunge into Diva, Daisy Goodwin's seductive saga about the tempestuous affair of stellar operatic goddess Maria Callas and obscenely rich shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis * Vanessa Feltz, Daily Express *