Set in the 1880s and ?90s, As Music and Splendour tells the story of two young Irish girls who are sent to Rome for training as opera singers. Rose ? red-haired, big-hearted and big-voiced ? is soon on track to become a prima donna soprano; Clare, also a soprano but subtler and less glamorous, is more at home with sacred music. While Rose juggles the affections of various men, Clare embarks on a passionate affair with her fellow-student Luisa. As Music in Splendour is a thrillingly readable and romantic novel from one of the very few truly important Irish novelists of the twentieth century.
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| Title: As Music and Splendour |
| Author: Kate O’Brien |
| ISBN: 9781840000000 |
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| Genre: Historical Fiction; Music |
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| Publication Date: 38568 |
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| Publisher: Penguin Adult |
| Language: English |
| Format: Paperback |
| Pages: 352 |
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| Notes: First published 1958. Set among opera students in 1880s Rome. |
| Book_ID: 118640 |