The Musician's Daughter
by Susanne Dunlap

    THE MUSICIAN'S DAUGHTER by Susanne Dunlap
    Category:  Historical
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  12/23/08
    Publisher:  Bloomsbury
    Reviewed by:  Joan Stradling
    Rating:  5 Stars


    Christmas Eve is supposed to be a happy time, but Theresa will remember it as the night her father was murdered
    and his violin stolen.

    A musician in her own right, Theresa is drawn into her father's world and is determined to discover the truth about his
    death.

    Her search uncovers secrets about her father and the musician's world; secrets that lead her into dangerous circles.
    She isn't sure who she can trust as her investigation brings her into the complex but glamorous court of Prince
    Nicholas Esterhazy.

    Dunlap weaves historical figures like Franz Joseph Haydn, Mozart, and others into this fictional tale with ease. Her
    prose sang me into eighteenth-century Vienna and into Theresa's life with a musical journey I'll never forget.

    THE MUSICIAN'S DAUGHTER strikes a chord in the reader's heart and holds it to the end.