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**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…

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It was a terrific introduction into a world I didn't know much about and about women's role in that long ago era

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