Laurel Corona is the author of twenty plus grade-school books and a professor of English at San Diego City College. She was a Charter Fellow at the San Diego Area Writing Project. She has a BA from University of California and an MA from University of Chicago and received her PhD from University of California. She currently lives in San Diego, CA.
"Corona does a magnificent job of showing us the violent
contradictions of life in 18th-century Venice, through the eyes of
two musically gifted orphan sisters. Their relationships with music
and particularly with the complex, enigmatic figure of Antonio
Vivaldi are sensitively explored. This novel resists the easy clich
and really succeeds in drawing a world that is both panoramic and
intimate."--Susanne Dunlap, author of Liszt's Kiss
"Corona's The Four Seasons is historical fiction as it is meant to
be written--a gripping exploration of the twisting byways of both
18th century Venice and the human heart. Pop Vivaldi's masterpiece
into the CD player, brew a pot of tea, and prepare to relinquish
the rest of your afternoon. Corona brings Venice and Vivaldi to
life, delivering a stirring story of love, ambition, and music that
will keep you reading long after the last note of the concerto has
ended."--Lauren Willig, author of The Secret History of the Pink
Carnation
"I've never been to Venice, played a violin, or for that matter
carried a tune, but after reading The Four Seasons I feel that I've
experienced all three, and through them come to a better
understanding of the many forms love takes. Brava, Laurel
Corona."--Sally Gunning, author of The Widow's War and Bound
"Laurel Corona's The Four Seasons is a poignant tale of two sisters
layered exquisitely over the exotic world of brilliant
priest/composer Vivaldi and his 18th century Venice. The result: a
vibrant crescendo of hearts and history."--Karen Harper, author of
The Last Boleyn and The First Princess of Wales
"Music and the dangerous, exquisite world of eighteenth-century
Venice form the setting of this poetic, sensual story of two
orphaned sisters. The older is a shy, brilliant violinist, the
younger a singer who will not be stopped in what she wants in life.
One will cling to the chaste, unrequited love of a lifetime while
the other will lose herself in the world of masks, lovers,
gondolas, canals, and theaters. In all of this, they never lose
their devotion to each other. The Four Seasons is a
beautifully-written addition to the handful of fascinating novels
about women and the arts in this most intriguing of
cities."--Stephanie Cowell, author of Marrying Mozart
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