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Playing with fire : a novel / by Gerritsen, Tess.;
Discovering an old and strikingly unusual musical composition that causes her to black out and has a violently transformative effect on her daughter, Julia Ansdell travels to Venice to find the man behind the music and uncovers a dark secret dating back to the Holocaust.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Waltzes; Women violinists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Playing with fire [sound recording] / by Gerritsen, Tess,author.; Damron, Will,narrator.; Whelan, Julia,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Julia Whelan and Will Damron.Discovering an old and strikingly unusual musical composition that causes her to black out and has a violently transformative effect on her daughter, Julia Ansdell travels to Venice to find the man behind the music and uncovers a dark secret dating back to the Holocaust.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Waltzes; Women violinists;
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The fiddler / by Lewis, Beverly,1949-;
A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetle, and the young Amishman's charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. And what first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever.LSC
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Love stories.; Domestic fiction.; Women violinists; Amish;
© c2012., Bethany House,
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The violin conspiracy / by Slocumb, Brendan,author.;
"Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition-the Olympics of classical music-fast approaching, his prized family heirloom is stolen. Ray is determined to get it back. But now his family and the descendants of the man who once enslaved Ray's great-grandfather are each claiming that the violin belongs to them. With the odds stacked against him and the pressure mounting, will Ray ever see his beloved violin again?"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; African American men; Stradivarius violin; Theft; Violinists;
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Ladies in lavender [videorecording (DVD)] / by Biziou, Peter.; Dance, Charles; Dench, Judi,1934-; Hess, Nigel.; Margolyes, Miriam; McElhone, Natascha,1971-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Warner, David,1941-; Alliance Atlantis (Firm); Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.;
Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Michael Parker ; music, Nigel Hess ; costume designer, Barbara Kidd ; production designer, Caroline Amies.Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Nataschia McElhone, Miriam Margolyes, David Warner, Daniel Brühl.The peaceful life of two aging sisters is shattered when they take in a young Polish violinist who they find injured after having been washed ashore near their coastal English home. Their town is suspicious of any visitors and things get worse when he befriends a Russian woman who is visiting the town.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Feature films; Sisters; Suspicion; Violinists;
© c2005., Alliance Atlantis,
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My sister's big fat Indian wedding / by Patel, Sajni,1981-;
Gifted violinist Zurika Damani tries to juggle the obligations of her sister's extravagant wedding week while secretly preparing for a prominent music contest all while trying to dodge her family's matchmaking schemes.LSC
Subjects: Women violinists; East Indian Americans; Contests; Families;
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Dark tribute / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
Despite her tragic childhood, violin prodigy Cara Delaney has finally found peace in her career as a professional musician and stability in her relationship with her guardians, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy SEAL Joe Quinn. If only Jock Gavin, Cara's lifelong friend and a man with his own twisted history, would even talk to her, everything would be perfect. But the carefully constructed life Cara has built for herself is suddenly threatened when she is kidnapped by a mysterious man from her grandfather's past, setting off a violent chain of events that puts everyone Cara loves in danger. Will Cara become a tribute to her family's dark past, or will she be able to keep herself and her loved ones alive?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Guardian and ward; Violinists; Kidnapping;
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The instrumentalist / by Constable, Harriet,author.;
Inspired by true events, The Instrumentalist tells the story of Anna Maria della Pietà--orphan, musical prodigy and favourite student of Antonio Vivaldi. Anna Maria is on a mission: to become Venice's greatest violinist and composer. In her remarkable world of colour and sound, it seems as if nothing can stop her. But it is 1704 and she is, after all, a girl. The pursuit of her ambition will test everything Anna Maria holds dear. With echoes of internationally renowned historical fiction such as Tuscan Daughter by Lisa Rochon, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and Perfume by Patrick Süskind, The Instrumentalist brings to life the remarkable story of one of classical music's most important yet overlooked figures. It is guaranteed to transport even the most unmusical of readers into a whole other realm.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Della Pietà, Anna Maria; Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741; Betrayal; Man-woman relationships; Violinists; Women musicians; Women violinists;
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On the ravine : a novel / by Lam, Vincent,author.;
In his downtown Toronto condo, Dr. Chen awakens to the sound of streetcars below, but it is not the early morning traffic that keeps him from sleep. News banners run across his phone: Fentanyl Crisis; Toxic Drug Supply; Record Number of Deaths. From behind the headlines, on the same screen, glow the faces of his patients, the faces of the what-ifs: What if he had done more, or less? Or something different? Would they still be alive? Claire is a violinist; she feels at one with her music, taking flight in its melody, free in its movement. But now she rises and falls with the opioids in her system, becoming increasingly reckless. After two overdoses in twenty-four hours, she sits in the blue light of her computer, searching a notice board for recommendations: my doctor saved my life; my doctor is just another dealer. And then another message catches her attention, about Chen's clinic: be a guinea pig--why not get paid to take it? When Claire's life intersects with Chen's, the doctor is drawn ever more deeply into the complexities of the doctor-patient relationship, the implication and meaning of his intention to treat. Chen must confront just how far he would go to save a life.
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Novels.; Opioid abuse; Physician and patient; Physicians; Violinists;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Maddalena and the dark / by Fine, Julia,author.;
"For fans of My Brilliant Friend and Mexican Gothic, Julia Fine's Maddalena and the Dark is a novel set in 18th-century Venice at a prestigious music school, about two girls drawn together by a dangerous wager ... "--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Conservatories of music; Female friendship; Women violinists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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