<b><i>The Times </i>top ten bestseller</b><br><b>Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award</b><br><br><b>'As tightly tuned as a thriller' </b><i>Telegraph</i><br><b>'A marvel' Kiran Millwood Hargrave</b><br><b>'Compelling, vividly described magic' </b><i>Observer</i><br><b>'Historical fiction as it should be written' </b><i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><b>'Remarkable' </b><i>New York Times </i><br><b> </b><br><b><i><br></i></b>Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent. <br><br> Her best hope lies in her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi. Soon she is his star pupil.<br><br> But as Anna Maria's star rises, not everyone is happy. Because Anna Maria's shining light threatens to eclipse that of her mentor. The prodigy becomes the rival...<br><br> She will leave her mark, whatever it takes. Her story will be heard.<b><i></i></b><br><br><b>'A compassionate coming-of-age tale ... Constable understands the power music has to sustain us' <i>Observer</i></b><br> <b>'Had me spellbound from start to finish' Emma Stonex</b><br> <b> 'Constable infuses historical fact with richly wrought fictional details, to investigate admiration and resentment, ego and legacy' <i>i paper</i></b><br> <b> 'A whirlwind of all-consuming, dizzying ambition ... Spectacularly imagined' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br> <b>'Vibrates with colour and passion ... I was completely swept up' Elodie Harper</b><br> <b>'An immersive, impassioned tale full of colour and sound' </b><i><b>Guardian</b></i><i> </i>