Venice, 1717. Fifteen-year-old Luisa has only wanted one thing: to be the best at violin. As a student at the Ospedale della Pietà, Luisa is good at violin, but she is not the best. After a scandal threatens her noble family's reputation, Maddalena is sent to the Pietà to preserve her marriage prospects. When she meets Luisa, Maddalena feels the stirrings of a friendship unlike anything she has known. As the girls are drawn into the decadent world outside the Pietà's walls, they must decide what it is they truly want - and what they will do to pay for it.
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