The story of Anna Maria, an orphan in 18th century Venice. But no ordinary orphan and no ordinary orphanage. This orphanage is the home of a renowned orchestra and Anna Maria is a highly skilled violinist. She is accepted to attend private lessons from the music teacher and her ambitions to become a maestro has a profound effect on her and her relationships with her friends. 
She is not a pleasant character, allowing no one or nothing to stand in the way of her ambitions. I did not realise until the end that it is based on a real person and horrid music teacher that stole all her compositions was in reality Vivaldi. I’m not sure how true to reality this book is but it does tell a good story. A worthwhile read. 

Thanks to NetGalley.co.uk and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.