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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aHarriet Constable
245			_aINSTRUMENTALIST
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260			_aIreland _bBloomsbury _c2024
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500			_a**THE PHENOMENAL TOP TEN BESTSELLER** 'An absorbing story of musical rivalry and ambition' SUNDAY TIMES, Best historical fiction 'Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'Historical fiction as it should be written' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A captivating narrative as tightly tuned as a thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A compassionate coming-of-age tale ... Constable understands the power music has to sustain us' OBSERVER _________________________________________ Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent. Her best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil. But as Anna Maria's star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Maria's shining light is threatening to eclipse that of her mentor... She will leave her mark, whatever it takes. And her story will be heard. _________________________________________ 'Had me spellbound from start to finish' EMMA STONEX 'A story of musical rivalry which will completely capture your imagination' ELODIE HARPER 'Remarkable ... A vivid and nuanced portrait of a groundbreaking woman' NEW YORK TIMES 'I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal' ELIZABETH MACNEAL 'A fascinating story of music, ambition, and womanhood in eighteenth-century Venice' CHARMAINE WILKERSON 'Viscerally transports you to eighteenth-century Venice and revives the lost story of a phenomenal woman' MARIE CLAIRE 'Fans of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist will adore it' I PAPER **An Observer Debut Novelist of 2024**
650			_aNovel
650			_aFiction
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