I will admit there were parts that as I read, I wondered- what just happened? And I wound up a little lost toward the middle. Opera fans will notice it quicker than I did. Opera is a big part of this narrative and since it isn't my forte, reading other reviews helped bring this aspect out for me. It was just a fun detail to be on the lookout for. It seems like a minor detail, until I caught on about a quarter way through, her dresses are reflective of her status. For as much as this book is about her, the narrative is also told through her dresses.
She begins as an orphan and winds up a opera star during the Franco This is an absolutely epic book that spans generations of one woman's life. Featuring a cast of characters drawn from history, The Queen of the Night follows Lilliet as she moves closer to the truth behind the mysterious opera and the role that could secure her reputationâ?or destroy her with the secrets it revea … ( more) To survive, she transformed herself from hippodrome rider to courtesan, from empress' maid to debut singer, all the while weaving a complicated web of romance, obligation, and political intrigue. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.As she mines her memories for clues, she recalls her life as an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept up into the glitzy, gritty world of Second Empire Paris. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. And the light," by Junot Diaz, comes a blazing portrait of one woman's rise from courtesan to world-renowned diva.Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singer's chance at immortality. From a ferociously talented writer, praised as "the fire, in my opinion.
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