An unexpected journey through Italy, led by the voice of a
violin.
Helena Attlee is the author of the award-winning Sunday Times bestseller The Land Where Lemons Grow. She has worked in Italy for much of her life, and it has been the inspiration for many of her books.
Utterly enthralling - a beautifully written voyage of discovery
that takes us deep into the heart of music-making.
*author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel*
A beguiling quest that draws its author from the Italian heartland
of the violin to the edge of Asiatic Russia, told with a passion
that is at once gentle and compelling.
*author of To a Mountain in Tibet*
Elegant and ambitious ... Attlee pursues her story with honesty,
diligence and open-mindedness ... An original and refreshingly
unorthodox approach to history
*Guardian*
Attlee's love and unbounded enthusiasm for Italy shine through the
pages ... She writes with zest about her sleuthing odyssey, her
investigations into the art of lutherie and the dynasties dedicated
to the crafting of these delightful objects. Whether it be a
distant family history, the timber forests of the Dolomites or a
momentary encounter, Attlee captures it in firm, fresh prose.
*Spectator*
Attlee writes with rare beauty and sensitivity about music, and her
love of Italian culture positively sings from the pages ... Deeply
absorbing
*BBC Music Magazine*
In limpid, searching prose, Helena Attlee shows us how music can
cast spells but also bridge the distance of centuries.
*author of The Middlepause*
Charming and original ... Attlee has the natural storyteller's
gift.
*author of Debussy*
Charming ... Attlee tells the story in easy, luminous prose,
infused with a deep understanding for the way human value accrues
mysteriously in things, and in the act of making them
*Telegraph*
Reading Lev's Violin is like listening to a fine instrument:
thoroughly relaxing but also exciting, fun yet deeply serious ...
with constant surprises and charms
*author of The Dark Heart of Italy*
Illuminating, engrossing ... a wide-ranging exploration of the
history and cultural significance of the Italian violin
*TLS*
Beguiling and truly original ... An amazing journey ... one of the
joys is the glimpses it affords of forgotten historical byways and
of a colourful, sometimes roguish cast of characters ... Attlee has
such a wonderful way with words that as a reader you almost imagine
you can see, as well as hear, Lev's violin
*Daily Mail*
Seductive, captivating ... A book that pleases the more for so
neatly resisting characterisation
*Literary Review*
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