Symphony of Secrets

A novel

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Beschreibung

<b>A gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favorite <i>The Violin Conspiracy</i>: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed. <br><br>Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful organization wants to keep hidden, Bern will stop at nothing to right history's wrongs and give Josephine the recognition she deserves.<br><br> A maestro of musical mystery...Slocumb s writing is invigorating, and the detail in his character work makes the main characters in both time periods easy to root for.... Thrilling. <i>The New York Times</i><br><br>"At once a celebration of music and also a cautionary tale about legacy, privilege, and creative genius." Nita Prose, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Maid</i></b><br><br>Bern Hendricks has just received the call of a lifetime. As one of the world s preeminent experts on the famed twentieth-century composer Frederick Delaney, Bern knows everything there is to know about the man behind the music. When Mallory Roberts, a board member of the distinguished Delaney Foundation and direct descendant of the man himself, asks for Bern s help authenticating a newly discovered piece, which may be his famous lost opera, <i>RED</i>, he jumps at the chance. With the help of his tech-savvy acquaintance Eboni, Bern soon discovers that the truth is far more complicated than history would have them believe.<br><br>In 1920s Manhattan, Josephine Reed is living on the streets and frequenting jazz clubs when she meets the struggling musician Fred Delaney. But where young Delaney struggles, Josephine soars. She s a natural prodigy who hears beautiful music in the sounds of the world around her. With Josephine as his silent partner, Delaney s career takes off but who is the real genius here?<br><br>In the present day, Bern and Eboni begin to uncover more clues that

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780593315446

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

241 x 160 x 39 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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