Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Kate, Lauren, author Title: The orphan's song / Lauren Kate. Publisher, Date: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] ©2019 Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm Subjects: Orphans -- Fiction Singers -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Venice (Italy) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction Genre: Historical fiction Romance fiction ISBN: 9780735212572 (hardcover) System Availability: 20 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 20 Control Number: 1750190 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 8 # System items in: 8 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Summary The historical adult debut novel by # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, The Orphan's Song is a sweeping love story about family and music-and the secrets each hold-that follows the intertwined fates of two Venetian orphans Venice, 1736. Violetta has a secret- When she climbs out of her window at The Hospital of the Incurables, the revered music school and orphanage that has always been her home, she can look out over the city and dream. But when she stumbles upon Mino, a violinist from the boy's hall who also seeks solace in the skyline, she feels a surprising connection. The two begin a passionate duet that will transform their lives. Yet, as Mino becomes determined to find his lost mother, and Violetta's desire to sing in the ospedale's famous coro make clear she can never leave its walls, they find their love torn in two. Known as the "city of masks," Venice is the perfect place to hide one's heart, but as Violetta becomes a legendary soprano with a secret nighttime life, and Mino seeks the truth among the city's canals, their fates prove inextricably linked. A haunting memory Violetta has kept hidden since childhood soon leads them both to a shocking confrontation. Suggestions and more Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewIn Venice in the early eighteenth century, young Violetta, a gifted singer, dreams of escaping her regimented life in the Incurables, a hospital for syphilitics and an orphanage in which abandoned children are trained as musicians pledged to serve the church. Fellow foundling and violinist Mino is haunted by splintered memories of his mother and enthralled by Violetta. The first adult novel by best-selling YA romance and fantasy author Kate, known best for her Fallen series, is an operatic and opulently detailed tale of longing, secrets, and high-stakes quests for freedom, love, art, and home. Kate's avid inquiry into the extravagant customs of the time engenders sensual scenes, a surging plot involving Violetta's dangerous double life and Mino's harrowing adventures, and intricately emotional drama. With throngs of masked revelers in contrast to the austerity of the orphanage, and the transcendence of Violetta and Mino's ardor countering the decadence of Venetian society, Kate vividly conjures a city of beauty and pain, piety and criminality, helplessness and ruthlessness, while choreographing a suspenseful, soaring love story of anguish, ecstasy, risk, and stunning reversals.--Donna Seaman Copyright 2019 Booklist Map It First Chapter or Excerpt Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
