Vivaldi's Virgins - Hardcover

Quick, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060890525 ISBN 13: 9780060890520

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

A tale set in Vivaldi's decadent Venice during a six-month period in which the city gave itself over to the masked celebrations of Carnival finds elite Ospedale ella Pietà musician Anna Maria dal Violin embarking on a quest of self-discovery in Venetian society and the Jewish Ghetto. 40,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

“Quick has chosen a fascinating backdrop. Her novel shimmers....This is a good read.” (Booklist)

“Quick’s descriptions of Anna Maria’s violin playing soar off the page, evoking Vivaldi’s own compositions.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“A genuine successor to [Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring].” (Houston Chronicle)

About the Author:

Writer and poet Barbara Quick is the author of the novels Vivaldi's Virgins and Northern Edge, winner of the Discover Prize. A Golden Web is her first book for teen readers. An avid traveler and student of other languages, she has run an international boardinghouse; written everything from self-help books to humor columns to grant requests for disadvantaged children; and done whatever jobs she needed to do -- from landscape gardening to catering to editing -- to allow her to continue writing. She lives with her teenage son, Julian, in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she takes frequent classes and occasionally performs with a Brazilian dance troupe.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060890525
• ISBN 13: 9780060890520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284