The last concerto
Alexander, Sara, 1976-2019
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Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu's brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for a rich man. After a grueling journey through the countryside, the two are eventually released - but the experience leaves Alba shaken and unable to readjust to normal life, or to give voice to her inner turmoil. Accompanying her mother to cleaning jobs, Alba visits the villa of an eccentric Signora and touches the keys of a piano for the first time. The instrument's spell is immediate. During secret lessons, forbidden by her mother, Alba is at last able to express emotions too powerful for words alone.
Main title:
The last concerto / Sara Alexander.
Author:
Alexander, Sara, 1976-, author
Imprint:
London : HQ, 2019.
Collation:
479 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008273712 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2245132