{"product_id":"a-roman-rhapsody-9781496715500","title":"A Roman Rhapsody","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour Hundred and Forty Steps to the Sea \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003eUnder a Sardinian Sky\u003cem\u003e comes a lyrical new novel set against a stunning Italian backdrop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu's brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for a rich man. After a grueling journey through the countryside, the two are eventually released-but the experience leaves Alba shaken and unable to readjust to normal life, or to give voice to her inner turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanying her mother to cleaning jobs, Alba visits the villa of an eccentric \u003cem\u003esignora\u003c\/em\u003e and touches the keys of a piano for the first time. The instrument's spell is immediate. During secret lessons, forbidden by her mother, Alba is at last able to express emotions too powerful for words alone. Ignoring her parents' insistence that she work in the family's car dealership and marry a local boy, Alba accepts a scholarship to the Rome Accademia. There she immerses herself in a vibrant world of art-and a passionate affair. But her path will lead her to a crossroads, where Alba will have to reconcile the past she fled with her longing for love and family to fully convey the music of her heart . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496715500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sara Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654325563548,"sku":"9781496715500","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2a1c1b33-7951-4bc7-b2db-f3b82af3a989.jpg?v=1603883153","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-roman-rhapsody-9781496715500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}