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Fiction Literary

A Woman of Note

by (author) Carol M. Cram

Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Initial publish date
Sep 2015
Category
Literary, Historical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781503946835
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $20.95
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781501266935
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $14.99
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781501266638
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $21.99

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Description

Virtuoso pianist Isabette Grüber captivates audiences in the salons and concert halls of early nineteenth-century Vienna. Yet in a profession dominated by men, Isabette longs to compose and play her own music—a secret she keeps from both her lascivious manager and her resentful mother. She meets and loves Amelia Mason, a dazzling American singer with her own secrets, and Josef Hauser, an ambitious young composer. But even they cannot fully comprehend the depths of Isabette’s talent.

Her ambitions come with a price when Isabette embarks on a journey that delicately walks the line between duty and passion. Amid heartbreak and sacrifice, music remains her one constant. With cameos from classical music figures such as Chopin, Schubert, and Berlioz, A Woman of Note is an intricately crafted and fascinating tale about one woman’s struggle to find her soul’s song in a dissonant world.

About the author

Before her debut as a critically acclaimed author of historical fiction, Carol M. Cram wrote dozens of bestselling college textbooks for courses in computer applications and communications. She served on the faculty at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada, for more than two decades and facilitated workshops for corporate and government clients in her role as vice president of Clear Communication Consultants. Carol holds a master’s degree in drama from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in business administration from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She lives on Bowen Island near Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband, painter Gregg Simpson.

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Editorial Reviews

Winner of the Goethe Award for Historical Fiction, Regency, Victorian, 1700s/1800s

“Cram’s writing is so vivid, you can hear the music in your head as you read.” —Historical Novel Society