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Therese and her sister Josephine became Beethoven’s pupils in 1799: they followed his struggles against worsening deafness and Viennese society’s flamboyance, privilege and hypocrisy amid the upheavals of the Napoleonic wars. Yet while Therese sought liberation, Josephine found the odds stacked against even the most unquenchable of passions… ‘Dazzlingly rendered … an utterly compelling love story – at its centre, one of music’s greatest and most enduring mysteries’ Richard Bratby. ‘The perfect companion for this landmark Beethoven anniversary year … bringing the human, vulnerable side of Beethoven into focus’ Marin Alsop. A contemporary twist on Swan Lake, Odette asks – in the best tradition of fairy tales – whether against all the odds, hope, empathy and humanity can win the day. When a swan crashes through her window at the height of a winter storm, journalist Mitzi Fairweather decides to nurse the injured bird back to health. But at sunset the swan becomes a woman. This unexpected visitor is Odette, the swan princess – alone, in danger and adrift in 21st-century Britain, entirely dependent on the kindness of strangers. Bird by day, human by night, and with no way to go home, she remains convinced that only a man’s vow of eternal love can break her spell. Mitzi is determined to help Odette, but as the two try to hide the improbable truth, their web of deception grows increasingly tangled. Can they find a way to save Odette before it’s too late? ‘Odette enchanted and captivated me from the first page to the last. This novel is a brilliant blend of fantasy and reality… It combines a coming-of- age tale with a love story and is also a truly zeitgeisty fable for our dark and uncertain times. I can’t think of a book quite like it.’ Jennie Ensor , author Blind Side and The Girl in His Eyes . MY BEST READ JOHN SUCHET Ghost Variations Jessica Duchen, Unbound £3.99 (ebook) A thrilling read set in Thirties London and Germany. It’s the true story of Robert Schumann’s lost violin concerto, and the race between a Hungarian violinist and the Third Reich to find and perform the work. Haunted by the past A ouija board, a long-lost manuscript, a free-spirited heroine and a continent in the grip of political upheaval: Jessica Duchen’s gripping new novel, Ghost Variations, explores a truly intriguing episode in musicological history… Neatly subtitled ‘The Strangest Detective Story in Music’, the novel spins a gripping yarn, but also draws haunting and all-too-potent parallels between contemporary society and 1930s Britain. Duchen skilfully charts the poisonous rise of the far right and a deepening mistrust of “foreigners”, while also unpicking the thorny gender politics of the performing arts with fierce aplomb… the warmth that Duchen brings to her characterisation of d’Arányi as a brave yet guileless female musician boldly taking on the male establishment makes for a stirring read and propels the narrative to its moving and uplifting close. -- BBC Music Magazine, Books Choice of the Month, January 2016. To order Hardcover or paperback from Amazon, click on Picture. Read a first review of Songs of Triumphant Love here. SONGS OF TRIUMPHANT LOVE (Hodder&Stoughton 2009, £19.99 hardback - £7.99 paperback) both, Hardback and Paperback are published on 9 July 2009. While the celebrated opera singer Teresa Ivory is in hospital, facing what could be the end of her career, her daughter Julie stumbles upon a long- buried secret that forces her to question her past and her place in her mother's affection. In their cracked and empty house that no longer seems like a home, mother and daughter try to keep their closeness to each other and to the men they love: damaged Teo, the writer, adopted Parisian and survivor from Bosnia, whose passion for Terri borders on the self-destructive; and Julie's first love, Alistair, who fails to predict the consequences of his decision to join the army. When calamity strikes, all four must make vital choices to find their way forward. Can love and music heal when medicine cannot? And are there some secrets that should never be shared? SONGS is Jessica Duchen's fourth novel, a story of love, lies and family ties set in a world ranging from fractured and divisive contemporary London to damaged and recovering Mostar. As Terri faces the prospect of losing her voice, Julie tries to discover one of her own; while Teo battles with the effects of his experiences in Bosnia, Alistair plunges into army life in Afghanistan. This strange quartet - a family that isn't a family - moves in counterpoint across one transformative year. But can songs and love triumph against all the odds? HUNGARIAN DANCES Hodder & Stoughton, 2008, £19.99 hardback - £7.99 paperback. When disaster befalls her best friend, Karina feels compelled to question the very foundations of her existence. Born in Britain to Hungarian parents, wife to a very English husband and mother of a young son descended on one side from the lord of the manor and on the other from a dynasty of wandering minstrels, Karina feels she belongs in neither one world nor the other. But Rohan, a fellow violinist and fan of her own grandmother, encourages her to delve into her Hungarian family background and her Gypsy ancestry. Her discoveries will change her life forever. Past and present collide in the intertwining stories of Karina and her grandmother, the celebrated violinist Mimi Rácz. Love and loss, displacement and continuity mingle in a moving panorama that spans eighty years and is permeated by the family’s one constant: the sound of the violin. Hungarian Dances is a love story, a mystery and a tale of extraordinary personal transformation. Ghost Variations. The world’s #1 eTextbook reader for students. VitalSource is the leading provider of online textbooks and course materials. More than 15 million users have used our Bookshelf platform over the past year to improve their learning experience and outcomes. With anytime, anywhere access and built-in tools like highlighters, flashcards, and study groups, it’s easy to see why so many students are going digital with Bookshelf. titles available from more than 1,000 publishers. customer reviews with an average rating of 9.5. digital pages viewed over the past 12 months. institutions using Bookshelf across 241 countries. 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Price: £7.49 RRP: £9.99 You're saving: £2.50 ( 25% ) Shipping: £1.99. Delivery: 3-5 business days Expected delivery: June 21, 2021 Delivery within the UK Extended 30 days return policy. Other books by Jessica Duchen. Description of Ghost Variations. User ratings of Ghost Variations. Rate this book. In order to rate this book you must be logged in. Others also bought.. Find similar books. Crime & Thriller Fiction. Join thousands of book lovers. Sign up to our newsletter and receive discounts and inspiration for your next reading experience. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy . You can, at any time, unsubscribe from our newsletters. Information Follow Tales. © 2021 Tales All packages are shipped from our warehouse in the UK. Company address: Vermundsgade 19, 1. - 2100 - DK Registered company number: 35408703. An A-Z of GHOST VARIATIONS - part 1. This is the first part of an ongoing series about who's who and what's what in Ghost Variations . I thought it might be a fun way to whet your appetites! Our A-Z will appear in chunks of three or four at a time, with listening and/or viewing material whenever I can find it. And how better to begin than with. A is for. ADILA. Our heroine Jelly's closest ally, her much-loved sister, seven years her senior. Adila Fachiri was a celebrated violinist as well and was one of the last pupils of the sisters' great-uncle, the legendary Hungarian violinist and composer Joseph Joachim. This gave her a different playing style from Jelly's; she has been described as a rather "masculine" violinist with a strong bow arm and rigorous approach, and she was sought after as both performer and teacher. In 1915 she married Alexandre Fachiri (known as Alec), a Greek-American lawyer who was much involved with work for the Foreign Office and the League of Nations.
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