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Cry to Heaven
by Rice, Anne
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701135786
- ISBN 13
- 9780701135782
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 1990-01-01. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover with dust jacket. First British Edition. 1st printing (no later printings indicated). Clean and tight. No markings. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!
Reviews
On Apr 17 2021, a reader said:
One of the most beautiful, sensual, fascinating novels I've read to date.
This novel revolves around the mysterious and widely unknown world of the 18th century Italian castrati singers; men who were gelded before puberty in order to retain their otherworldly soprano vocal abilities. These singers were revered throughout Europe, performed for kings, queens, emperors and the societal elite. At the same time, on a more personal level, they were often feared, misunderstood, even loathed because of their tall, willowy bodies which were unlike any other people. On stage, they were the celebrities of the age, yet so little is known of them in today's general modern cultural context.
With "Cry to Heaven", Anne Rice has wondrously and respectfully removed the shades of secrecy and "shame" surrounding the castrati, told through the story of Antonio Treschi, the golden-voiced, rebellious son of a prominent, respected nobleman and senator in 18th century Venice.
This novel and its exhaustively-researched historical setting is spectacularly written, impeccably told, and deftly draws the reader into the story and the period, and doesn't let go until the final, breathless, heart-pounding page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SELG Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0409202214
- Title
- Cry to Heaven
- Author
- Rice, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0701135786
- ISBN 13
- 9780701135782
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990-01-01
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 30 oz
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