{"product_id":"9781526672568","title":"The Instrumentalist","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Constable, Harriet\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526672568\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003etop ten bestseller\u003cbr\u003e'As tightly tuned as a thriller' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A marvel' Kiran Millwood Hargrave\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, vividly described magic' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Historical fiction as it should be written' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAnna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil.\u003cbr\u003eBut as Anna Maria's star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Maria's shining light threatens to eclipse that of her mentor -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe will leave her mark, whatever it takes. Her story will be heard.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compassionate coming-of-age tale - Constable understands the power music has to sustain us' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Had me spellbound from start to finish' Emma Stonex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Constable infuses historical fact with richly wrought fictional details, to investigate admiration and resentment, ego and legacy' \u003ci\u003ei paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A whirlwind of all-consuming, dizzying ambition - Spectacularly imagined' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vibrates with colour and passion - I was completely swept up' Elodie Harper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An immersive, impassioned tale full of colour and sound' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643223658654,"sku":"UBD-9781526672568","price":48.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526672568.jpg?v=1774484617","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526672568","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}