Stabat Mater
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
The female musicians of the Instituto della Pietà play from a gallery in the church, their faces half hidden by metal grilles. They live segregated from the world. Cecilia, is a violinist who, during anguished, sleepless nights, writes letters to the mother she never knew, haunted by her and hating her by turns. She eats little and cannot sleep. But things begin to change when a new violin teacher arrives at the institute. The astonishing music of Vivaldi, the 'Red Priest', electrifies her and changes her attitude to life, compelling her to make a courageous choice.
Going to Nakipa as a quick RABCK!
Thank you Meg72 for the book. It is travelling with me when I go back to work on Sunday. :D
This book could have been a great read if the author haven't decided to develop the story in notes sent from Cecilia to an unknown mother. It was so annoying to read it from the beginning, in each paragraph with a new letter to her mother just made me dislike her more and more.
Released 8 yrs ago (8/16/2015 UTC) at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is going to China as part of the Tasteletter challenge. This is Nakipa 1. I hope you enjoy it.
I've never heard about this author before, what a nice way to discover it through the tasteletter. I find it very intriguing.
Thanks Nakipa!
Thanks Nakipa!
A beautiful pen, narrating the world in which Vivaldi lived and wrote his music. It was an enjoying read, but I can't help feeling that there was just not enough of it.
Journal Entry 8 by BaiLong at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, August 6, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (8/8/2016 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
The book will be on its way to the winner on Monday. Enjoy!
Finally got this book back from the post office today after a lot of nagging. It has been returned because the recipient was on holidays at that time. Since it's been a while and she agreed to it, I will keep it for a future sweep.
Journal Entry 10 by BaiLong at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Released 7 yrs ago (3/14/2017 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Second attempt to send this book to the sweeptakes' winner (although a different winner). I hope this time will be the right one!
The book is back to Portugal :-) It arrived while I was on holidays.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Reserved for "One Book a Month", organized by greenbadger
The book was sent to Delphi_Reader yesterday.
Enjoy! :-)
Enjoy! :-)
The book is now in my hands! Thank you Meg72 for registering and Arvores for sending the book and the beautiful card! And thanks everyone for making the book's journey so interesting.
Hopefully it won't take too long to read it and then pass it on...
Hopefully it won't take too long to read it and then pass it on...
Poignant, poetic, well-written and interesting story, loosely based on real events, but quite elliptic and esoteric and lacking a decent pace too.
The first half of the book was a bit too drawn out, while second half accelarated and seemed to skim over crucial parts of the story. I found the slaughter house incident unnecesary and I'd like to get a better glimpse on how things unfolded between Vivaldi and Cecilia and how she took her final decision to "make a courrageous choice" as the blurb puts it...
A decent book, I read it in one go after all, but not great. Me too I feel something was missing here...
The first half of the book was a bit too drawn out, while second half accelarated and seemed to skim over crucial parts of the story. I found the slaughter house incident unnecesary and I'd like to get a better glimpse on how things unfolded between Vivaldi and Cecilia and how she took her final decision to "make a courrageous choice" as the blurb puts it...
A decent book, I read it in one go after all, but not great. Me too I feel something was missing here...
Journal Entry 16 by 
Delphi_Reader
at Ανταλλακτική βιβλιοθήκη Δήμου Αιγάλεω in Aigaleo - Αιγάλεω, Attica Greece on Friday, January 11, 2019
Delphi_Reader at Ανταλλακτική βιβλιοθήκη Δήμου Αιγάλεω in Aigaleo - Αιγάλεω, Attica Greece on Friday, January 11, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/11/2019 UTC) at Ανταλλακτική βιβλιοθήκη Δήμου Αιγάλεω in Aigaleo - Αιγάλεω, Attica Greece
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book now continues its travels in the wider Athens area. And who knows where it'll travel next...Good Luck little book and don't forget to write your news from time to time!
Released on the book swapping shelves outside Aegaleo City Hall, above Agia Marina metro station. Happy Reading!
