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2000s: A woman has an affair with a married man…before they’re spotted on TV
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
What you need to know before your trail
Between the simple melody of running her violin shop and the full-blown orchestra of her romantic interludes in Paris with David, her devoted partner of eight years, Grace Atherton has always set her life to music.
Her world revolves entirely around David, for Grace’s own secrets have kept everyone else at bay. Until, suddenly and shockingly, one act tips Grace’s life upside down, and the music seems to stop.
It takes a vivacious old man and a straight-talking teenager to kickstart a new chapter for Grace. In the process, she learns that she is not as alone in the world as she had once thought, that no mistake is insurmountable, and that the quiet moments in life can be something to shout about …
Travel Guide
BookTrail Travel to Paris
The setting for many a love affair and as in this book, one between a woman and a married man. If you focus on the musical interludes of the book though, there are some lovely places to come from the novel.
The orchestra plays in the Paris Conservatoire, and there’s scenes played out (sorry) in the famous Montmartre area where if you’re artistic yourself, you should head to Place due Tertre. don’t forget the Paris Opera too – perhaps one of the most musical places in the city.
Cremona – The Capital of Music
The subject of the novel is about cellos and the making of them. The art of making musical instruments and is partly set in the very place which is famous for Stradivarius. Cremona – the city of music and violins. The Stradivarius collection at the Violin Museum testifies to the city’s violin-making heritage.
There is a violin making school and famous Violin museum
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
Destination : Paris, Cremona Author/Guide: Anstey Harris Departure Time: 2000s
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