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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A complex period tapestry inscribed with the age-old tragedy of love and death.”—The New York Times Book Review
“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.”
In seventeenth-century China, in an elaborate villa on the shores of Hangzhou’s West Lake, Peony lives a sheltered...
“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.”
In seventeenth-century China, in an elaborate villa on the shores of Hangzhou’s West Lake, Peony lives a sheltered...
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
325 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Penniless Princess Theresa-Maria of Pfaffenstein--Tessa--works unrecognized as an wardrobe mistress for the Viennese opera company, but the arrival of a handsome Englishman, millionaire Guy Farne, softens Tessa's drive to hide her identity.
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Series
Language
English
Description
The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death. But nothing so horrific as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer - poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Even Commissario of Police Guido Brunetti is shocked at the number of enemies Wellauer has made on his way to the top - but just how many have motive enough for murder?
4) Acqua alta
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Series
Language
English
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Description
The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked,...
Author
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
549 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Contains three novels that follow the lives of a young Irish governess, a blind musician and conductor, a Scottish physician, and an immigrant family as they deal with issues of life and love in nineteenth-century New York.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot to death in Covent Garden. The infamous victim was the mistress of the powerful Marquess of Vessey. Atlas believes that the marquess--his former brother in law--is responsible for the long-ago death of Atlas's sister, Phoebe. Atlas seizes the opportunity...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Willa Cather's third novel, The Song of the Lark, depicts the growth of an artist, singer Thea Kronborg, a character inspired by the Swedish-born immigrant and renowned Wagnerian soprano Olive Fremstad. Thea's early life, however, has much in common with Cather's own. Set from 1885 to 1909, the novel traces Thea's long journey from her fictional hometown of Moonstone, Colorado, to her source of inspiration in the Southwest, and to New York and the...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Tra la la la! Can an opera house mouse and a disrespectful diva make beautiful music together? Maybe...if she learns some manners! Fernando loves Mozart, Puccini, and Strauss, and lending a paw at the old opera house. Unfortunately, diva Delores wants no help from a mouse. She craves glamour and spotlights and praise-and she's getting her chance to take center stage. But it's all going wrong; she's missing her entrance and flubbing her song. Fernando...
12) Cadence
Author
Series
American anthem series volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
388 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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