A Woman of Note, Carol M. Cram
A Woman of Note, Carol M. Cram
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A Woman of Note

Author: Carol M. Cram

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/08/2015

Synopsis

Virtuoso pianist Isabette Grüber captivates audiences in the salons and concert halls of early nineteenth-century Vienna. Yet in a profession dominated by men, Isabette longs to compose and play her own music—a secret she keeps from both her lascivious manager and her resentful mother. She meets and loves Amelia Mason, a dazzling American singer with her own secrets, and Josef Hauser, an ambitious young composer. But even they cannot fully comprehend the depths of Isabette’s talent.Her ambitions come with a price when Isabette embarks on a journey that delicately walks the line between duty and passion. Amid heartbreak and sacrifice, music remains her one constant. With cameos from classical music figures such as Chopin, Schubert, and Berlioz, A Woman of Note is an intricately crafted and fascinating tale about one woman’s struggle to find her soul’s song in a dissonant world.

About Carol M. Cram

Before her debut as a critically acclaimed author of historical fiction, Carol M. Cram wrote dozens of bestselling college textbooks for courses in computer applications and communications. She served on the faculty at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada, for more than two decades and facilitated workshops for corporate and government clients in her role as vice president of Clear Communication Consultants. Carol holds a master’s degree in drama from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in business administration from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She lives on Bowen Island near Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband, painter Gregg Simpson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clare on November 16, 2015

Classical music fans will be fascinated by this tale. A virtuoso pianist in Vienna is secretly composing her own works, but cannot compete with Schubert when it comes to gaining publication. A young man who is a hopeful composer and piano teacher, arranges to teach the lady so he can get her to perf......more

Goodreads review by Glenda Griffin on September 13, 2015

A Woman of Note Carol Cram has written an enchanting novel on the struggle of a female pianist/ composer in the 1800s, even though the character was fictional the struggle was real. I am thankful for the strong passionate women that proceeded me, and I regret they were subjected to the men's inferior......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 02, 2024

This novel is focused on a fictional female composer in 19th-century Vienna, a place full of musical genius and possibility. Isabelle Gruber begins as a talented performer, delighting audiences with her ability, but once she starts altering some of the pieces she's given to play, Isabelle's journey......more

Goodreads review by Leeanna on September 08, 2015

This review originally appeared on my blog, Leeanna.me. == I really wanted to like A WOMAN OF NOTE. Although I’m not into classical music, I do enjoy historical fiction about women artists of any type. I hoped this book would remind me of THE PASSION OF ARTEMISIA by Susan Vreeland, or COLOR SONG b......more

Goodreads review by Donna on November 06, 2015

A woman of note was a book I couldn't put down. Vienna is beautifully described and all the musicians that the author talks about is wonderful. I know quite a bit about music and this book brought back the beauty in totally loosing yourself in a passion of the arts. Isabette is beautiful in all her......more

Quotes

Winner of the Goethe Award for Historical Fiction, Regency, Victorian, 1700s/1800s“Cram’s writing is so vivid, you can hear the music in your head as you read.” —Historical Novel Society

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