The World Before Her by Deborah Weisgall

[zalena]

There is a scene midway through Deborah Weisgall's The World Before Her in which Marian Evans (later to be known as George Eliot) attends a party thrown by Franz Liszt at which he plays a duet with Clara Schumann. She describes her sharp feelings of envy watching these two musicians play. Despite the fact that Clara's husband (the infamously insane

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[cawriter]

This is so well-done. I enjoyed reading it.

[zalena]

Thanks! I don't know if I would recommend the book for everyone, but it was definitely the right book at the right time for me.

[zalena]

Hello, I don't know how much you are still checking in at LJ, but I thought you might appreciate this post about 'The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott.' It is related in someways to the post about the George Eliot novel you enjoyed:

http://zalena.livejournal.com/1059268.html