03250cam a2200349 4500 545325990 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496715517 1496715519 B07L2FHW9V Amazon 7d405ab9-5917-4666-aeef-6eb124aa63ec OverDrive (Reserve ID) 604294 604294 4608872 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Alexander, Sara. A Roman Rhapsody [Libby eBook]. Kensington Books, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 903kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<b><i>From the acclaimed author of</i> Four Hundred and Forty Steps to the Sea <i>and</i> Under a Sardinian Sky <i>comes a lyrical new novel set against a stunning Italian backdrop.</i></b><br /> <br /> 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 Petretto's brother, and her father, Nino, are abducted by criminals who mistake Nino 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.<br /> <br /> 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. Ignoring her parents' insistence that she work in the family's car dealership and marry a local boy, Alba accepts a scholarship to the Rome conservatoire. There she immerses herself in a vibrant world of art—and a passionate affair. But her path will lead her to a crossroads, and Alba will have to decide how to reconcile her talent with her longing for love and family, and convey the music of her heart ...<br /> <br /> <b>Praise for Sara Alexander's <i>Under a Sardinian Sky</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>"Alexander paints a loving and breathtaking picture of the Mediterranean island, especially glorious descriptions of food. For readers who enjoy women's fiction set against a background of momentous events and clashing cultures."<br /> —<i>Library Journal</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>"Will leave readers riveted until the explosive conclusion."</b><br /> <b><i>—Publishers Weekly</i></b>. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7d405ab9-5917-4666-aeef-6eb124aa63ec&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7d405ab9-5917-4666-aeef-6eb124aa63ec&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7d405ab9-5917-4666-aeef-6eb124aa63ec&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)