Appassionata
A masterpiece of sex and drama from the Sunday Times bestseller Jilly Cooper
$39.99
- Paperback
896 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2007
Summary
One of the glorious Rutshire Chronicles
Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world. When a dramatic suicide attempt destroyed her violin career, she set her sights on the male-dominated heights of the conductor’s rostrum.
Given the chance to take over the Rutminster Symphony Orchestra, Abby is ecstatic, not realising the RSO is in hock up to its ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552156387 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552156388 |
| Author: | Jilly Cooper, Jilly Cooper, OBE |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 896 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 41mm x 135mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Rutshire Chronicles |
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Critics Review
Appassionata - the divine Jilly Cooper’s latest and greatest novel
Appassionata - the divine Jilly Cooper’s latest and greatest novel * The Sunday Times *
Triumphant… a boisterous tale of sex and Chopin amongst Rutshire folk * Tatler *
Sexy, dazzling protagonists… the humour comes thick and fast * Daily Express *
Delicious: light as a souffle and with divine flashes of wit. I could not put the damned thing down * Sunday Express *
Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set. Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.
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