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Hardcover Book Details
  • 05/2024
  • 9798886794472
  • 336 pages
  • $29.95
Paperback Book Details
  • 05/2024
  • 9798886794465
  • 336 pages
  • $15.95
Ebook Details
  • 05/2024
  • 979-8-88679-448-9
  • 336 pages
  • $9.99
Bonny Gable
Author
The Martha Odyssey
Bonny Gable, author

Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Publish)

It’s 1915 and young Beatrice Damron burns to become a professional classical pianist. She leaves behind her meager mountain home and enters Martha Washington College to study at its well-regarded music conservatory, unaware of what lies in wait for her there. Thrilled to exhibit her prowess with Beethoven and Brahms, she wows students and professors alike. Yet a menacing presence lurks that bedevils her. Beatrice seeks solace beyond the college halls and discovers a simpler world with Jonah, the town outcast. Captivated with this newfound joy, she begins to lead two separate lives. But when tragedy strikes, her two worlds collide with life-threatening consequences—and Jonah is at the center of it all. To avert further disaster, Beatrice must take dangerous risks that may cost her everything.

Quarter Finalist

Plot/Idea: 10 out of 10
Originality: 9 out of 10
Prose: 10 out of 10
Character/Execution: 10 out of 10
Overall: 9.75 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: This is a sophisticated and engaging period work that offers readers a bit of everything. Set in 1915, readers will be transported back in time where they will happily stay ensconced until Beatrice's story reaches its gratifying conclusion. The plot is richly detailed, satisfyingly complex, and engrossing. 

Prose: Gable is a first-rate storyteller, able to convincingly recreate a bygone era not just in setting and prose but in cultural norms of the time. The language in particular is true to the time period, which greatly enhances this captivating work. Description is multilayered and flows perfectly within the narrative, and the prose here is refined and polished.

Originality: This delightfully meandering plot and exquisite historical setting will capture readers' minds and hearts from the first page.

Character/Execution: Gable constructs lifelike, dynamic characters—particularly Beatrice and Jonah—whose yearning to find a secure place of belonging will resonate with readers. Secondary characters, including Varina and Beatrice's other classmates, are convincing and lively.

Date Submitted: August 17, 2024

Formats
Hardcover Book Details
  • 05/2024
  • 9798886794472
  • 336 pages
  • $29.95
Paperback Book Details
  • 05/2024
  • 9798886794465
  • 336 pages
  • $15.95
Ebook Details
  • 05/2024
  • 979-8-88679-448-9
  • 336 pages
  • $9.99
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