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A "riveting historical page-turner" about a cellist caught up in the tumult and passions of early twentieth-century Spain (Booklist).
A Library Journal Best Book of the Year
I was almost born Happy . . .
So begins The Spanish Bow and the remarkable history of Feliu Delargo, who just misses being "Feliz" by a misunderstanding at his birthβwhich he barely survives.
The bequest of a cello bow sets Feliu on the course of becoming a musician, an unlikely destiny given his beginnings in a dusty village in Catalonia. When he is compelled to flee to anarchist Barcelona, his education in music, life, and politics begins. But it isn't until he arrives at the court of the embattled monarchy in Madrid that passion enters the composition, thanks to Aviva, a virtuoso violinist with a haunted past.
As Feliu embarks on affairs, friendships, and rivalries, forces propelling the world toward a...
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