INSTRUMENTALIST
A stunning debut novel of music, intoxication, and betrayal inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Piet , a Venetian orphan and violin prodigy who studied under Antonio Vivaldi and ultimately became his star musician--and his biggest muse. 'THE INSTRUMENTALIST is more than a history lesson--with this novel, Constable has crafted an engrossing tale about an unexpected coup de musique.' --THE NEW YORK TIMES Anna Maria della Piet was destined to drown in one of Venice's canals. Instead, she became the greatest violinist of the 18th century. Anna Maria has only known life inside the Piet , an orphanage for children born of prostitutes. But the girls of the Piet are lucky in a sense: most babies born of their station were drowned in the city's canals. And despite the strict rules, the girls are given singing and music lessons from an early age. The most promising musicians have the chance to escape the fate of the rest: forced marriage to anyone who will have them. Anna Maria is
Die Melodie der Lagune
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The Instrumentalist
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
The Instrumentalist
Music, intoxication, and betrayal combine in this 'immersive, impassioned' (The Guardian) debut novel inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Piet , a Venetian orphan and violin prodigy who studied under Antonio Vivaldi and ultimately became his star musician--and his biggest muse. 'The Instrumentalist is more than a history lesson--with this novel, Constable has crafted an engrossing tale about an unexpected coup de musique.' --The New York Times Anna Maria della Piet was destined to drown in one of Venice's canals. Instead, she became the greatest violinist of the 18th century. Anna Maria has only known life inside the Piet , an orphanage for children born of prostitutes. But the girls of the Piet are lucky in a sense: most babies born of their station were drowned in the city's canals. And despite the strict rules, the girls are given singing and music lessons from an early age. The most promising musicians have the chance to escape the fate of the rest: forced marriage to
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The Instrumentalist
A dazzling historical debut set in eighteenth-century Venice, about the woman written out of the story of one of history's greatest musical masterpieces **An Observer Debut Novelist of 2024** **Selected as a book of 2024 by the New Statesman and the BBC** 'Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'A fascinating story of music, ambition, and womanhood in eighteenth-century Venice' Charmaine Wilkerson 'I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal' Elizabeth Macneal _________________________________________________________ Venice. 1704. In this city of glittering splendour, desperation and destitution are never far away. At the Ospedale della Pieta, abandoned orphan girls are posted every day through a tiny gap in the wall. Anna Maria is just one of the three hundred girls growing up within the Pieta's walls - but she already knows she is different. Obsessive and gifted, she is on a mission to become Venice's greatest violinist and composer, and in her remarkable world of colour and sound, it seems like nothing will stop her. But the odds are stacked against an orphan girl - so when the maestro selects her as his star pupil, Anna Maria knows she must do everything in her power to please this difficult, brilliant man. But as Anna Maria's star rises, threatening to eclipse that of her mentor, the dream she has so single-mindedly pursued is thrown into peril... From the jewelled palaces of Venice to its mud-licked canals, this is a story of one woman's irrepressible ambition and rise to the top, of loss and triumph, and of who we choose to remember and those who lie forgotten.
The Instrumentalist
**THE PHENOMENAL TOP TEN BESTSELLER**'An absorbing story of musical rivalry and ambition' SUNDAY TIMES, Best historical fiction'Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'Historical fiction as it should be written' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A captivating narrative as tightly tuned as a thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A compassionate coming-of-age tale ... Constable understands the power music has to sustain us' OBSERVER_________________________________________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._________________________________________'Had me spellbound from start to finish' EMMA STONEX'A story of musical rivalry which will completely capture your imagination' ELODIE HARPER'Remarkable ... A vivid and nuanced portrait of a groundbreaking woman' NEW YORK TIMES'I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal' ELIZABETH MACNEAL'A fascinating story of music, ambition, and womanhood in eighteenth-century Venice' CHARMAINE WILKERSON'Viscerally transports you to eighteenth-century Venice and revives the lost story of a phenomenal woman' MARIE CLAIRE'Fans of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist will adore it' I PAPER**An Observer Debut Novelist of 2024**
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