Every Valley

The Story of Handel's Messiah

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Beschreibung

<i>London - Dublin, 1741-42.</i><br>An actress mired in scandal plans her escape from an abusive husband.<br>A penniless sea captain sets out to rescue the city's abandoned infants.<br>An African Muslim and former captive in the colonies becomes a celebrity.<br>A grieving political dissident seeks release from his torment.<br>And a great composer to kings - George Frideric Handel - now ill and straining to keep an audience's attention, faces a decision that will secure his place in history.<br><br>Evoking a pivotal moment at the birth of modernity, a time of fear, conspiracy and uprising, and featuring some of the most unusual and brilliant personalities of the eighteenth century, <i>Every Valley </i>is a cinematic and moving drama of hope in the darkness and the entangled lives that shaped a masterpiece.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781847928450

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

242 x 161 x 34 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Bodley Head