Today is the release day for Alyssa Palombo’s THE VIOLINIST OF VENICE and I’m thrilled to be able to share the news of this gorgeous love story’s release.
Ever since I first read its description I knew it would be a “must read.” And I’m so excited that the finished copy is now living happily on my Kindle.
I love epic stories that span a character’s lifetime. I love stories that take place in Venice – one of my most favorite cities. I love stories filled with music and passion and secrets and difficult choices. And THE VIOLINIST OF VENICE checks all those boxes.
If you’d like to know more about this beautiful story, check out the description below as well as the linked excerpt. And if you are intrigued be sure to add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads and to your bookish collection.
For those who love period pieces, great writing, forbidden romance, Alyssa Palombo’s novel is definitely a book to watch.
The Book to Watch
Title: THE VIOLINIST OF VENICE: A Story of Vivaldi
Author: Alyssa Palombo
Release date: December 15, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Pages: 448
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Read an EXCERPT
Description…
Like most 18th century Venetians, Adriana d’Amato adores music-except her strict merchant father has forbidden her to cultivate her gift for the violin. But she refuses to let that stop her from living her dreams and begins sneaking out of her family’s palazzo under the cover of night to take violin lessons from virtuoso violinist and composer Antonio Vivaldi. However, what begins as secret lessons swiftly evolves into a passionate, consuming love affair.
Adriana’s father is intent on seeing her married to a wealthy, prominent member of Venice’s patrician class-and a handsome, charming suitor, whom she knows she could love, only complicates matters-but Vivaldi is a priest, making their relationship forbidden in the eyes of the Church and of society. They both know their affair will end upon Adriana’s marriage, but she cannot anticipate the events that will force Vivaldi to choose between her and his music. The repercussions of his choice-and of Adriana’s own choices-will haunt both of their lives in ways they never imagined.
Spanning more than 30 years of Adriana’s life, Alyssa Palombo’s The Violinist of Venice is a story of passion, music, ambition, and finding the strength to both fall in love and to carry on when it ends.
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About Alyssa Palombo
ALYSSA PALOMBO has published short historical fiction pieces in Black Lantern, Novelletum, and The Great Lakes Review. She is a recent a graduate of Canisius College with degrees in English and creative writing, respectively, as well as a trained classical musician. The Violinist of Venice is her first novel. She lives in Tonawanda, New York.
