{"product_id":"9780983297055","title":"Motherless Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her third novel \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e , Marianne Langner Zeitlin explores the world of classical music, where powerful managers can make—and break—the careers of aspiring artists. The book opens with Elizabeth Guaragna, under an assumed name, taking a job in the new agency of famed music impresario Alfred Rossiter, a man she was raised to despise. She wants to glimpse the man who had destroyed her father's piano career and family life years earlier, when he took Elizabeth's mother as his lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Elizabeth is given opportunities to exercise her artistic judgment in her new job, she becomes involved in the business itself, despite her continuing misgivings. Soon she meets George Wentworth, who is writing a biography of Rossiter. Through him and the relationship they develop, she learns that the truth she is seeking is quite different from what she was raised to believe. When her fear of identifying her real background to Rossiter threatens her own love of George, she must finally confront Rossiter and her own past, learning that there are no villains in the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2012 ForeWord Book of the Year Award: Shortlist Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2013 Sharp Writ Book Award: Third Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2013 Next Generation Indie Book Award: Short-list Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2012 USA Book Award: First Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2013 Chautauqua Book Prize: Longlist Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One gets wrapped up in the ruse Elizabeth has woven, and becomes as determined as she is to learn the truth.\" — Joy Parks, \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing tale of family secrets with elements of psychological mystery and a touch of romance.\" — Florinda Pendley Vasquez, \u003ci\u003eShelf-Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You don’t have to know Bach from Bartok to appreciate this story... \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a great read.\" —Susan G. Cole, \u003ci\u003eToronto Now\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone interested in classical music, \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel to be savored.\" — Roberta Silman, \u003ci\u003eArtsfuse.org\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superbly wrought romantic page-turner that has elements in it of Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e and Daphne du Maurier’s \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e ... A masterful writer.\" —Bill Gladstone, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Jewish News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Zeitlin brings Rossiter and Elizabeth to life with the nuance, heart, and depth of a Chopin etude.\" — Brenda Tremblay, WXXI-FM (Rochester, NY)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarianne Langner Zeitlin\u003c\/b\u003e has spent her adult life in the world of music—as the wife of acclaimed violinist Zvi Zeitlin, as one of the first women to manage an orchestra herself, and, in her young adulthood, as an employee at one of the largest music management firms in the United States. She brings her wealth of knowledge about the field to this engaging and suspenseful story. In addition to \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e , she is the author of \u003ci\u003eNext of Kin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMira's Passage\u003c\/i\u003e , and numerous short stories, articles, essays, and dramatic works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zephyr Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016885715184,"sku":"9780983297055","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983297055_p0.jpg?v=1763893399","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983297055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}