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346 pp.
| Candlewick |
May, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3917-4$17.99
(2)
YA
In eighteenth-century Venice, orphans Anetta, Rosalba, and Luisa are students of Antonio Vivaldi. Fretful, kind Anetta fixates on rules; impetuous Rosalba plots a romance; and Luisa exists at a remove, stirred by music alone. Collins expertly delineates the subtle psychological damages inflicted by such a cold, albeit lavish, existence--set against a well-researched evocation of a vibrant period of musical history.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2009