John Ordham, a reserved young English diplomat posted to Munich, never misses a performance by Margarethe Styr, the soprano whose Isolde and Brünnhilde hold the city in thrall. Their meeting draws him into a passion that sets her art, her mysterious past and his career and English obligations against one another, from Bavarian castles to London society.
One of Atherton’s most ambitious novels, rich in opera-house atmosphere. Download the free EPUB.