The Four Seasons : A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice (Paperback)

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I don't often read historical fiction so was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story of two orphan sisters in 18th century Venice. The story begins in the Pieta, an unusual orphanage oriented towards musical training at the highest level where Chiaretta and Maddalena, abandoned at birth, must ...

from bachaney

Laurel Corona's "The Four Seasons" tells the story of two orphaned girls who are brought up in a cloistered girls only home/school in 18th century Venice. The specialty of the school is music--and when Vivaldi, the great 18th Century composer--shows up at the school and recognizes the girls' tale...

from witchirsh

The Four Seasons is a beautiful story about Venice. There may be other main characters (Vivaldi being one of them), but make no mistake - Venice is the draw in the story. Corona lays bare Venice's beauty, as well as her ugliness. Beautiful music vies for attention next to abandoned children and m...

from cacky

Love Venice and Vivaldi, but was extremely disappointed in the book. I had hoped the book focused on Vivaldi and on di coro del Pieta, but instead it focused on two orphaned sisters, Maddalena and Chiaretta. And while Chiaretta sings with the choir and Maddalena is a prodigy of Vivaldi, their cha...

from Kasthu

The Four Seasons is set against the backdrop of early-18th century Venice. In it, two sisters are sent to the Ospedale della Pieta, a world-famous orphanage and musical academy. Chiaretta and Maddalena are nothing alike: one marries into one of the wealthiest families in Venice, while the other b...