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La Canción de Flavia
'There wouldn't be any trouble if only you had a wife,' Lady Boynton had said. To mild-mannered Gervaise this was a new idea and the longer he thought about it, the more delightful it seemed...
But Flavia Cameron was not what Lady Boynton had in mind. Impossibly young, with a musical talent that could have been heard in concert halls around the world, the headmaster's new wife was beautiful and sparkling and she swept the Upper Fourth off their feet.
Until Ben Forbes arrived, with a father who sees Flavia not as a prodigy, a daughter or a wife, but, for the first time, as herself. It is a discovery that will throw her life, and the lives of those around her, into turmoil.
But Flavia Cameron was not what Lady Boynton had in mind. Impossibly young, with a musical talent that could have been heard in concert halls around the world, the headmaster's new wife was beautiful and sparkling and she swept the Upper Fourth off their feet.
Until Ben Forbes arrived, with a father who sees Flavia not as a prodigy, a daughter or a wife, but, for the first time, as herself. It is a discovery that will throw her life, and the lives of those around her, into turmoil.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Mary Nickson
17 books22 followersUnder her former name: Mary Sheepshanks, Nickson also published several novels, including Off Balance, the prequel to Secrets and Shadows, and several works of poetry.
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August 5, 2024It was a waste of time.
January 31, 2025
Not much to enjoy about this book except the speed of reading.
October 15, 2019
A brilliant flute player becomes ill, and goes to work, temporarily, in a boys' school. It's primarily a character-based book, and although there are one or two caricatures, the main characters are sympathetically drawn and believable.
The book was nicely paced and enjoyable although the first time I read this, I thought one of the characters got rather a raw deal. On re-reading seventeen years later, I had more sympathy for others of the cast, although the last chapter is quite poignant.
Definitely recommended to anyone who likes women's fiction.
Four and a half stars would be fairer.
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The book was nicely paced and enjoyable although the first time I read this, I thought one of the characters got rather a raw deal. On re-reading seventeen years later, I had more sympathy for others of the cast, although the last chapter is quite poignant.
Definitely recommended to anyone who likes women's fiction.
Four and a half stars would be fairer.
Full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/...
May 16, 2009
A talented musician marries the wrong man on the rebound, and tries to make a life for herself as his dutiful wife at the boarding school where he works.
February 22, 2011
This book is not for me. I might give it a second try... but not too soon though.
September 27, 2011
Plot and character development are romance novel~quality. Writing is full of "her eyes blazed" and "she knew that he felt...." A mediocre novel.
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