Vienna Dreams [Paperback]

Janette Radcliffe (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Dell Publishing (1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440195306
• ISBN-13: 978-0440195306
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars art and love, March 10, 2006

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Scooter Cameron "Scooter" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vienna Dreams (Paperback)

The only other person who reviewed this book did not care for it; admittedly, it is not like the typical romance novel that dwells mostly on romantic relationships. The main focus was the heroine's development as a musician, and much emphasis was put on her achievement as well as that of her two housemates (also women). Having been a musician in my youth, I found the emphasis on these women's professional growth in an era when women were still mostly expected to become wives to be refreshing. It is not your usual romance novel; the romance is there, but so is the pursuit of personal growth and professional accomplishment. I liked the characters and did not mind taking the time to enjoy the novel. But as they say, de gustibus non disputandum.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars musical dreams, November 4, 2004

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Feles31 (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vienna Dreams (Paperback)

Diana Ballantyne is purusing the virtually impossible dream of becoming a composer and concert pianist in late 19th century Vienna. She has one year to fulfill this dream before her father calls her back to England and an arranged marriage.

Desperately, she tries to find any serious teacher willing to teach a woman but her attempts meet only contempt and ridicule. Finally, fate hands her a chance when she accompanies a friend to play for her singing audition and is taken as a student by Baron Lukas von Korda. Once a brilliant concert pianist himself, he must now turn to composing due to a duelling wound that has rendered his arm useless for playing.

Diana spends a frustratingly long book learning about music, nurturing a tentative romance with the Baron, and trying to convince her father that she wants a serious career in music rather than an arranged marriage to a despised fiance. This one just didn't catch my attention and I just hurried through it to get to the end.