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As Music and Splendour

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Set in the 1880s and '90s, As Music and Splendour tells the story of two young Irish girls who are sent to Rome for training as opera singers. Rose red-haired, big-hearted and big-voiced is soon on track to become a prima donna soprano; Clare, also a soprano but subtler and less glamorous, is more at home with sacred music. While Rose juggles the affections of various men, Clare embarks on a passionate affair with her fellow-student Luisa. As Music in Splendour is a thrillingly readable and romantic novel from one of the very few truly important Irish novelists of the twentieth century.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: August 04, 2005

ISBN: 1844880648

ISBN 13: 9781844880645

As Music and Splendour

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Set in the 1880s and '90s, As Music and Splendour tells the story of two young Irish girls who are sent to Rome for training as opera singers. Rose red-haired, big-hearted and big-voiced is soon on track to become a prima donna soprano; Clare, also a soprano but subtler and less glamorous, is more at home with sacred music. While Rose juggles the affections of various men, Clare embarks on a passionate affair with her fellow-student Luisa. As Music in Splendour is a thrillingly readable and romantic novel from one of the very few truly important Irish novelists of the twentieth century.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: August 04, 2005

ISBN: 1844880648

ISBN 13: 9781844880645

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