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Violence
Barely any
Period violence; battles referenced
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Court drinking and excess
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of passion, melancholy, power, and the sustaining force of music
What this book is about
Tremain's 1999 Whitbread Award-winning novel is set in 17th-century Copenhagen, following Peter Claire, an Irish lutenist recruited by the Danish king, and the women whose lives his music enters. Rich historical fiction. For adults.
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