![]() ![]() ![]() It is their stories which kept me engaged. Mixed in are a few wonderfully charming and good natured people who go about their lives finding happiness and fulfillment in what life offers them. Part history, part imagination, Music & Silence lyrically evokes the rich tapestry of court life. Set in the court of Christian IV of Denmark during the seventeenth century, it is a beautiful and enduring tale of love, intrigue, and betrayal. And the young lute player, Peter Claire, is blessed with beauty and talent but, because of the strictures of the times, cannot rise above his fate. The award-winning Music & Silence is one of Rose Tremain’s most popular works. The King of Denmark is unable to see reality and lives in a world of dyspepsia and dreams of bygone glories. The polar opposite of Kirsten, she can take no action whatsoever to achieve her heart's desires whether to rescue her abused younger brother from a cruel and demented step mother or to make contact with her fiance after an abrupt separation. ![]() Emilia, Kirsten's maid servant, is obsequious, weakened by her too close and overly dependent relationship with her mother. Kirsten, the queen-consort of Denmark, is psychopathic in the way she manipulates others and connives to bring about her obsessive ends. But most of the main characters are self-absorbed. The prose throughout is luminous and beautiful, almost poetry. At times I thought I would give up on this long, complex and intricately woven tapestry of a novel.But I am glad I persevered. ![]()
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