There are stories that catch in their most basic approach. But there is a danger in this, and that is that the possibility of disenchantment is greater than in others that you begin to read out of inertia, without that great first impression.
Fortunately, this book Fire, maintains and elevates the great sensations that its synopsis foretells. Between magic, the fascinating power of music, a beautiful piece of music that can lead to obsession and madness ...
It is the ideal of every musician, to achieve that set of notes that touch perfection, that manage to transform reality, undo it, endow it with heavenly colors, ambrosial aromas and flavors. Unfortunately, music, painting or literature only sometimes manage to approximate absolute ecstasy.
But what if it happened? What would become of that person who reached the most transcendent level of art, the one transmitted by a ray of divinity to the composer on duty?
As it should be, magical things happen in singular spaces, magical in their particular subsistence among the mundane. An antique shop where things from other times exude a longing for what they were when they were living goods. A musical piece awaits in the store for the violinist Julia Ansdell who, once the score is touched, seems to discover a foretaste of her glory.
Julia did not take long to transform what was written with her violin. A ravishing music seems to blossom life between the strings. It is an energetic, violent waltz, melancholic at times but always passionate. What comes out of that composition transcends the material, it is held in the air like an open door to another dimension.
That music ends up transforming Julia's life, to the point that she is compelled to discover what is special about the waltz. The city of Venice becomes the final destination of music, that's where it was composed. What Julia can discover will confront her with fear and darkness, an unparalleled secret for which she will put her life at risk.
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