Book description
In a sweeping saga of music and vengeance, the acclaimed author of The Vampire Chronicles draws readers into eighteenth-century Italy, bringing to life the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. This is the story of the…
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2 authors picked Cry to Heaven as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There’s a reason why so many books set in Venice revolve around death, heaven (aka Paradise), mystery, and love lost & found. There’s a story lying in wait around every alley corner, under every bridge, and at the bottom of every canal. It’s no surprise that Anne Rice, the queen of Vampire lit, set Cry to Heaven in Venice. Her novel is impeccably researched and written, bringing to life the castriti of the 18th century—men who were castrated to become sopranos for the opera houses and royal courts. Beneath the decadence of the surface of Anne Rice’s Venice lies…
From Rob's list on historical fiction set in Venice, Italy.
We all know Anne Rice for books about vampires, but did you know she wrote a book that is a tragic story of a young prince’s banishment and his lifetime of trying to re-take his throne? Oh, and it is all wrapped up in the prince’s forbidden music career and his status as a famous castrato singer. The thing that baffles me the most about this book is how no one has made it into an opera yet.
From J.'s list on falling in love with music all over again.
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