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June 1, 2017

REVIEW: Unbidden Melody (Warrender Saga Book 7) by Mary Burchell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBoss-Secretary / classical music / England / Opera Singer / Warrender Saga1 Comments

Mary loved music, and was thrilled to be working as secretary to a famous impressario — but it was another matter when she found herself becoming involved with one of his clients, the celebrated singer, Nicholas Brenner. She told herself firmly that she could never really belong in Nicholas’s world ... more >

May 22, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: Child of Music (Warrender Saga Book 5) by Mary Burchell

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / classical music / England / joint review / teacher heroine / Warrender SagaComments Off on JOINT REVIEW: Child of Music (Warrender Saga Book 5) by Mary Burchell

Felicity Grainger had not liked Stephen Tarkman of the Tarkman Musical Foundation when she had once sat next to him at a dinner party. He had the air, she felt, of a man who wields power and enjoys the fact and she had rather made plain her dislike. Then she ... more >

May 5, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: Music of the Heart (Warrender Saga Book 6) by Mary Burchell

JayneA Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / joint review / Musicians / opera / Opera Singer / Warrender Saga9 Comments

Recommended Read

Every family has its secrets… When Gail Rostall is invited to her good friend Oliver Bannister’s family home, she has no idea he was one of the Bannisters – the most distinguished musical family in the country. Nor had she any idea that Oliver’s brother was the famous composer Marcus ... more >

March 27, 2017

REVIEW: The Curtain Rises (Warrender Saga Book 4) by Mary Burchell

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / classical music / England / Musicians / Opera Singer / Warrender Saga9 Comments

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Nicola was looking forward to marrying violist Brian when he came back from his tour of Canada. However Brian became ill and died suddenly. Months later Nicola had the opportunity to meet Brian’s boss Julian a world famous conductor. Nicola finds that she likes Julian very much but is later ... more >

January 28, 2017

REVIEW: When Love is Blind (Warrender Saga Book 3) by Mary Burchell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 20th century / blind / Boss-Secretary / classical music / disabled character / England / musician / Warrender Saga3 Comments

Dreams have been dashed… Antoinette Burney, a more than promising music student, is disappointed and furious when the famous concert pianist Lewis Freemont fails her in an exam. To make matters worse, he tells her forthrightly that she will never make the grade as a professional pianist. Her hopes and ... more >

January 21, 2017

REVIEW: The Broken Wing (Warrender Saga Book 2) by Mary Burchell

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / Boss-Secretary / cinderella / classical music / Disabled Heroine / England / Historical / Opera Singer / performance / performers / Warrender Saga8 Comments

Is Tessa always to be overshadowed? Tessa Morley has spent her entire life in the shadow of her beautiful and bewitching twin sister Tania. Unlike Tania, whose vivacious beauty and outgoing personality have ensured that she is forever in the limelight, Tessa lacks her sister’s confidence and has always been ... more >

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