{"product_id":"polonaise-doris-leslie-9780854955398","title":"Polonaise: A Novel of Chopin's Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vibrant historical novel about the life of Chopin! Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Jean Plaidy and Elizabeth Chadwick.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA frail young prodigy battles the odds to fulfil his dream... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarsaw, 1828\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTalented young musician \u003cb\u003eFrédéric Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e has only one love: music, and his burning ambition to compose his own works. But a chance meeting with a beautiful stranger changes everything... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis obsessive love for singer \u003cb\u003eConstantia Gladowska \u003c\/b\u003esweeps him off his feet and inspires many of his compositions. He gains acclaim as Poland's most promising musical prodigy - but ambition and a cruel rebuff soon drive him to abandon Warsaw for the cultural capital of Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Paris Chopin finally begins to attain the recognition he craves. But beneath the glitter he is lonely, homesick and dogged by ill health, and pours his melancholy into his brooding nocturnes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he meets the bohemian writer Aurore Dudevant, alias \u003cb\u003eGeorge Sand\u003c\/b\u003e, he is irresistibly drawn to her free spirit and appreciation of his talent. The pair become inseparable, and embark on a trip to Majorca, hoping the climate will help Chopin's tuberculosis. Their sojourn inspires some of his greatest works, but the composer's frailty and dark moods soon begin to create a rift between the pair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan the frail composer cope without the love of his life?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd with his health worsening by the day, will he ever see his beloved Poland again?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOLONAISE is a warm historical biographical novel of the classical Polish musician Frederic Chopin, an artist who defied the odds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It will bear the re-telling more especially when as here the available facts have been so carefully studied and from them has been built up a sympathetic record at once so ordered and so vivacious... an admirable example of the now very popular \"novelised\" biography.'- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fine realization of an artist by an artist.' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A convincing portrait, artistically executed.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a beautiful book, written with artistry and insight, and I cannot praise it too warmly.' - \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A really brilliant study in imaginative reconstruction.' - \u003ci\u003eSketch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doris Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854955399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854955398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.70d","brand":"Doris Leslie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154059768063,"sku":"9780854955398","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e4f2534-298c-4200-a70c-06668ee35e64.jpg?v=1770787618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polonaise-doris-leslie-9780854955398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}