Liszt's Kiss: A NovelSimon and Schuster, 10 abr 2007 - 336 páginas The romantic story of a young female pianist in cholera-ravaged Paris of 1832, whose own tragedy leaves her susceptible to the passions and scandals of the composer Franz Liszt At the height of the Romantic era in Paris, there was no bigger celebrity than the composer and pianist Franz Liszt. A fiery and gorgeous Hungarian, he made women swoon at soirees and left a trail of broken hearts behind him. Anne, a countess and talented young pianist whose mother has just died of cholera, hears Franz Liszt in concert and is swept up in his allure. The enigmatic Marie d'Agoult, a friend of Anne's late mother, takes her under her wing and introduces her to the artistic world -- despite the objections of Anne's sullen and sorrowful father. Anne soon finds herself in the midst of dangerous intrigues, discovering a family secret so shocking that her father will go to any lengths to protect it. With the ominous presence of Paris's most deadly epidemic looming over every turbulent event, Liszt's Kiss is a rich evocation of a remarkable period as seen through the eyes of a sensitive young artist. |
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... heard spoken many times before: Perhaps your father will permit me to take you to a concert, a play, a salon, the opera . . . instead of only to church, or the cobbler's, or the dressmaker's. She had her lessons at home, with her mother ...
... heard spoken many times before: Perhaps your father will permit me to take you to a concert, a play, a salon, the opera . . . instead of only to church, or the cobbler's, or the dressmaker's. She had her lessons at home, with her mother ...
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... heard her father's unmistakable approach, heard him climb the three steps from the courtyard one at a time so that he could lean on his walking stick. After he passed into the vestibule, he slammed the door shut behind him so hard she ...
... heard her father's unmistakable approach, heard him climb the three steps from the courtyard one at a time so that he could lean on his walking stick. After he passed into the vestibule, he slammed the door shut behind him so hard she ...
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... heard. The foreign pianists who were in Paris, she said, were the greatest geniuses ever known—especially Monsieur Chopin and Monsieur Liszt. Most of all Liszt, who was quite new to Liszt's Kiss 5 the city. She had promised that the ...
... heard. The foreign pianists who were in Paris, she said, were the greatest geniuses ever known—especially Monsieur Chopin and Monsieur Liszt. Most of all Liszt, who was quite new to Liszt's Kiss 5 the city. She had promised that the ...
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... heard running. Shortly after that a woman's voice yelled out, “Stop him! The blackguard!” and one by one the windows of the château came to life with the glow of candles. Moments later Franz's tall, slender figure burst through a box ...
... heard running. Shortly after that a woman's voice yelled out, “Stop him! The blackguard!” and one by one the windows of the château came to life with the glow of candles. Moments later Franz's tall, slender figure burst through a box ...
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... heard a distant door open and slam shut and the sound of footsteps pounding down the stairs and finally leaving the building. He stopped playing and ran his long fingers through his blond hair, which hung down to a soon-to-be ...
... heard a distant door open and slam shut and the sound of footsteps pounding down the stairs and finally leaving the building. He stopped playing and ran his long fingers through his blond hair, which hung down to a soon-to-be ...
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Sección 18 | 212 |
Sección 19 | 235 |
Sección 20 | 248 |
Sección 21 | 262 |
Sección 22 | 273 |
Sección 9 | 95 |
Sección 10 | 105 |
Sección 11 | 117 |
Sección 12 | 132 |
Sección 13 | 141 |
Sección 14 | 152 |
Sección 23 | 282 |
Sección 24 | 294 |
Sección 25 | 302 |
Sección 26 | 312 |
Sección 27 | 335 |
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