![]() ![]() As Alexander brings her superb Southern Belmont Mansion series ( A Beauty So Rare, 2014) to an end, readers will remember Alexander's well-crafted, multi-dimensional characters, especially Rebekah and Tate, long after this tale is finished. ![]() Her novels possess a lyricism that draws the reader in, and keeps them close. Alexander is an inspirational fiction star. But Tate has many secrets, as does Rebekah, hidden truths that made her the strong woman she is. Since he's determined to finish his symphony before his ailing father dies, he reluctantly hires Rebekah as his assistant. Then Tate becomes so ill he can't finish transcribing the music he hears in his head. Yes, she is the most talented violinist he's ever heard, but women have no place in an orchestra. Suffering from increasingly debilitating headaches, conductor Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb sees Rebekah as just one more stress in his life. ![]() Although she has an extraordinary talent, the Nashville Philharmonic won't accept her as a member because she is, after all, a woman. "It's 1871, and violin virtuoso Rebekah Carrington has just returned from Vienna after ten years of study with the masters. ![]()
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