The Instrumentalist: 'Brilliantly imagined' - Sunday Times (Hardback) - Harriet Constable

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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

'Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'Historical fiction as it should be written' MAIL ON SUNDAY _________________________________________ 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 'I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal' ELIZABETH MACNEAL 'An immersive, impassioned tale full of colour and sound' OBSERVER '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 'An absorbing story of musical rivalry and ambition, rescuing an unjustly forgotten woman of genius from history's dustbin' SUNDAY TIMES, Best historical fiction 'Fans of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist will adore it' I PAPER **An Observer Debut Novelist of 2024**

About the Author

Harriet Constable is a journalist, filmmaker and author based in London. Her journalism and documentary work has featured in outlets including the New York Times, BBC, Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, NPR, and the Economist. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism summer school and is a Pulitzer Center grantee and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. harrietconstable.com @HConstable
Contributor:
Harriet Constable
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date:
15 Aug 2024
Number of Pages:
336
Binding:
Hardback
ISBN13:
9781526672568

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