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Author(s): King, Charles
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 07/11/2024,
Pagination: 352 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781847928450,
Description:

Every Valley is a glittering narrative history of intertwined lives that tells the story behind one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Handel’s Messiah.

A delicious history of music, power, love, genius, royalty and adventure. Unforgettable. SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORELondon – Dublin, 1741-42.

An actress mired in scandal plans her escape from an abusive husband.

A penniless sea captain sets out to rescue the citys abandoned infants.

An African Muslim and former captive in the colonies becomes a celebrity.

A grieving political dissident seeks release from his torment.

And a great composer to kings George Frideric Handel now ill and straining to keep an audiences attention, faces a decision that will secure his place in history.

Evoking a pivotal moment at the birth of modernity, a time of fear, conspiracy and uprising, and featuring some of the most unusual and brilliant personalities of the eighteenth century, Every Valley is a cinematic and moving account of hope in the darkness and the entangled lives that shaped a masterpiece.

A mesmerizing journey through one of the most fascinating and creative moments in human history AMANDA FOREMANRiveting The Times Book of the Week’Fascinating . . . cinematic . . . truly informative, imaginative and engaging’ Financial Times’An absolute delight’ PETER FRANKOPAN