{"product_id":"the-doctor-and-the-diva-paperback","title":"The Doctor and the Diva - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne McDonnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by a true story--a breathtaking novel of romantic obsession, longing, and one woman's choice between motherhood and her operatic career calling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1903, and Erika von Kessler has struggled for years to become pregnant. Resigned to childlessness, Erika--a talented opera singer and the wife of a prominent Boston businessman--secretly plans to move to Italy to pursue her musical career. The charismatic Doctor Ravell is a rising fertility specialist. When Erika becomes his patient, he is mesmerized by her elegance and extraordinary voice--and finds himself taking an impetuous risk that could ruin them both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStunningly realized and inspired by Adrienne McDonnell's own family history, \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor and the Diva\u003c\/i\u003e moves from snowy Boston to the tropical forests of the Caribbean to the gilded balconies of Florence. It is searing historical fiction--a tale of opera, the indomitable power of romantic obsession, and a woman's irreconcilable desires as she is forced to choose between the child she has always yearned for and the artistic career she cannot live without. Fans of Ann Patchett's \u003ci\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/i\u003e and Nancy Horan's \u003ci\u003eLoving Frank\u003c\/i\u003e will be moved by this novel's bittersweet beauty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrienne McDonnell has taught literature and fiction writing at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003ci\u003e The Doctor and the Diva\u003c\/i\u003e is based in part on the true story of her son's great-great grandmother. McDonnell was inspired by hundreds of pages of family letters and memories of elderly relatives, long haunted by the story. Chosen by the American Booksellers Association as an Indie Next Notable Book, rights to the \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor and the Diva \u003c\/i\u003ehave sold in ten countries. McDonnell lives near San Francisco. \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor and the Diva\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.75 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52574250762547,"sku":"9780143119302","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ULjpr6x-oU9780143119302.webp?v=1761400402","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-doctor-and-the-diva-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}