The Last Castrato
by John Spencer Hill
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Author: John Spencer HillEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-06
ISBN: 0312131070
Number of pages: 269
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Book Review: Mystery novel that's intelligent AND a real page-turner.
Summary: 5 Stars
Set in Florence, Italy, THE LAST CASTRATO is a crime novel
with a difference. It concerns the experiences of Cordelia
Sinclair, a thirty-two year old graduate student in music
from Northwestern University in Chicago, who goes to Italy
to research a PhD thesis on early opera and, more
importantly, to define a new role for her life after a bad
marriage. Hill's knowledge of renaissance music and the
cult of the castrati is wonderful (he's an English professor
in Canada) and it provides the perfect fodder for a plot.
THE LAST CASTRATO is an excellent gripping read as well as
being -- and this is rare in the genre -- an intellectually
stimulating novel that is elegantly written. I look forward
to Hill's next novel with real enthusiasm. THE LAST
CASTRATO IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Summary of The Last Castrato
Cordelia Sinclair, an American student, arrives in Florence to study a secret Renaissance musical brotherhood as Inspector Arbati confronts the horrific rituals of idealists who tried to revive the Renaissance opera where castrati had sung the soprano parts.Literature & Fiction Books
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