The Instrumentalist: The Times Top Ten Bestseller
English
By (author): Harriet Constable
**THE PHENOMENAL TOP TEN BESTSELLER**
An absorbing story of musical rivalry and ambition SUNDAY TIMES, Best historical fiction
Enthralling, passionate, vivid. The Instrumentalist is a marvel KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
Historical fiction as it should be written MAIL ON SUNDAY
A captivating narrative as tightly tuned as a thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH
A compassionate coming-of-age tale Constable understands the power music has to sustain us OBSERVER
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Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent.
Her best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil.
But as Anna Marias star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Marias shining light is threatening to eclipse that of her mentor
She will leave her mark, whatever it takes. And her story will be heard.
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Had me spellbound from start to finish EMMA STONEX
A story of musical rivalry which will completely capture your imagination ELODIE HARPER
Remarkable A vivid and nuanced portrait of a groundbreaking woman NEW YORK TIMES
I was swept away by this searing portrait of ambition and betrayal ELIZABETH MACNEAL
A fascinating story of music, ambition, and womanhood in eighteenth-century Venice CHARMAINE WILKERSON
Viscerally transports you to eighteenth-century Venice and revives the lost story of a phenomenal woman MARIE CLAIRE
Fans of Jessie Burtons The Miniaturist will adore it I PAPER
**An Observer Debut Novelist of 2024**