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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... looked down at her hands, slender but strong, and itching to play and play until her fingers practically fell off. “I shall never be as accomplished as you.” “Nonsense.” The marquise rose from her seat on a silk-covered divan and sat in ...
... looked down at her hands, slender but strong, and itching to play and play until her fingers practically fell off. “I shall never be as accomplished as you.” “Nonsense.” The marquise rose from her seat on a silk-covered divan and sat in ...
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... looked around him sadly, and for an awful moment it seemed that no one would come to his aid. For the briefest second, his eyes met Anne's. She pulled her head in and covered her mouth, struggling not to retch. Anne chose not to look ...
... looked around him sadly, and for an awful moment it seemed that no one would come to his aid. For the briefest second, his eyes met Anne's. She pulled her head in and covered her mouth, struggling not to retch. Anne chose not to look ...
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... looked for something, anything, to anchor her to the earth. Her gaze lit upon a tall, slender woman standing apart from the rest of the mourners, wearing a bonnet draped in black chiffon veils that obscured her face. The lady lifted a ...
... looked for something, anything, to anchor her to the earth. Her gaze lit upon a tall, slender woman standing apart from the rest of the mourners, wearing a bonnet draped in black chiffon veils that obscured her face. The lady lifted a ...
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... looked up from his mail. “Who's there?” he called out, ever in fear of unannounced creditors. “Monsieur Liszt?” A girl's voice. Franz rose and covered the space between the piano and the door in three long strides, then opened it. A ...
... looked up from his mail. “Who's there?” he called out, ever in fear of unannounced creditors. “Monsieur Liszt?” A girl's voice. Franz rose and covered the space between the piano and the door in three long strides, then opened it. A ...
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... looked quite similar to one another. Once she was certain she was going the right direction, she turned her thoughts inward again. A large fortune. Where had it gone? Anne had witnessed the gradual dismantling of the household over the ...
... looked quite similar to one another. Once she was certain she was going the right direction, she turned her thoughts inward again. A large fortune. Where had it gone? Anne had witnessed the gradual dismantling of the household over the ...
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