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Liszt's Kiss
Liszt's Kiss: A Novel | Susanne Dunlap
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The romantic story of a young female pianist in cholera-ravaged Paris of 1832, whose own tragedy leaves her susceptible to the passions and scandals of the composer Franz Liszt At the height of the Romantic era in Paris, there was no bigger celebrity than the composer and pianist Franz Liszt. A fiery and gorgeous Hungarian, he made women swoon at soirees and left a trail of broken hearts behind him. Anne, a countess and talented young pianist whose mother has just died of cholera, hears Franz Liszt in concert and is swept up in his allure. The enigmatic Marie d'Agoult, a friend of Anne's late mother, takes her under her wing and introduces her to the artistic world -- despite the objections of Anne's sullen and sorrowful father. Anne soon finds herself in the midst of dangerous intrigues, discovering a family secret so shocking that her father will go to any lengths to protect it. With the ominous presence of Paris's most deadly epidemic looming over every turbulent event, Liszt's Kiss is a rich evocation of a remarkable period as seen through the eyes of a sensitive young artist.
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Liszt's Kiss: A Novel | Susanne Dunlap
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Panpan

One of those books that when any character makes any kind of decision at all you ask yourself “Why? Why would you do that!?”. Logical choices are thrown out the window for the sake of the plot and added drama.

JazzFeathers Jeez. Why do authors still write these things? 4y
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Liszt's Kiss: A Novel | Susanne Dunlap
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I love the time period, but am not a big fan of reading books in Paris. Set during the cholera epidemic in Paris, Anne‘s mother dies of the disease and Anne is left alone with her curmudgeon father. Anne meets Marie her mother‘s old friend who takes Anne under her wing. Anne is a pianist and trains under Franz Liszt. There is intrigue surrounding Anne‘s birth and parents marriage.

Franz is real, Anne is not.

Cinfhen Great review!! I‘ve never thought about books where I don‘t enjoy the setting... that‘s an interesting idea to explore 5y
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