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A Story of Vivaldi
St. Martin's Griffin
December 2015
On Sale: December 15, 2015
Featuring: Adriana d'Amato; Antonio Vivaldi
400 pages ISBN: 1250071496 EAN: 9781250071491 Kindle: B00Y7ZAUHW Paperback / e-Book
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Historical
Like most 18th century Venetians, Adriana d'Amato adores
music--except her strict merchant father has forbidden her
to cultivate her gift for the violin. But she refuses to let
that stop her from living her dreams and begins sneaking out
of her family's palazzo under the cover of night to take
violin lessons from virtuoso violinist and composer Antonio
Vivaldi. However, what begins as secret lessons swiftly
evolves into a passionate, consuming love affair. Adriana's father is intent on seeing her married to a
wealthy, prominent member of Venice's patrician class--and a
handsome, charming suitor, whom she knows she could love,
only complicates matters--but Vivaldi is a priest, making
their relationship forbidden in the eyes of the Church and
of society. They both know their affair will end upon
Adriana's marriage, but she cannot anticipate the events
that will force Vivaldi to choose between her and his music.
The repercussions of his choice--and of Adriana's own
choices--will haunt both of their lives in ways they never
imagined. Spanning more than 30 years of Adriana's life, Alyssa
Palombo's The Violinist of Venice is a story of
passion, music, ambition, and finding the strength to both
fall in love and to carry on when it ends.
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