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1) The cellist
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 21
Language
English
Description
The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend's death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels of money and influence that go to the very heart of Western democracy and threaten the stability of the global order. -- adapted from back cover
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Natalia is a photojournalist whose powerful image of a young girl has just been printed in a magazine. Catherine is a concert cellist whose wife-abusing father has just been released from jail. Olivia is a housewife who has devoted her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound husband. Each of these women have visions of the same small girl at moments when they are each forced to confront their pain and each finds a way back to salvation through living...
Author
Series
Ben Jones novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben Jones is an honorable but down-on-his luck truck driver on a lonely Utah highway. His life takes a sudden turn into violence, mystery and longing upon finding a beautiful woman playing a cello in an isolated house in the high desert.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the new year approaches, best friends Ronny, whose family is in financial trouble, and Josefina, who has a big audition at a prestigious music academy, must learn how to depend on one another and their community when things get tough"--Provided by publisher.
9) The soloist
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 284 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Rose Brutigan has grown seven inches in the last eight months. She's always been different from her twin brother, Thomas, but now she towers over him in too many ways. The gap in their interests continues to widen as well. Musically talented Rose is focused on winning the upcoming Bach Cello Suites Competition, while happy-go-lucky Thomas has taken up the challenge of growing a giant pumpkin in the yard of their elderly neighbor, Mr....
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three generations of women strive for real freedom in this startling, provocative novel exploring sexuality, gender, and maternal ambivalence, from the acclaimed author of The Best Kind of People. It's 1997 and Missy's band has finally hit the big time as they tour across America. At twenty-two years old, Missy gets on stage every night and plays the song about her absent mother that made the band famous. Missy is the only girl in the band and she's...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eleanor Morse's Margreete's Harbor begins with a fire: a fiercely-independent, thrice-widowed woman living on her own in a rambling house near the Maine coast forgets a hot pan on the stovetop, and nearly burns her place down. When Margreete Bright calls her daughter Liddie to confess, Liddie realizes that her mother can no longer live alone. She, her husband Harry, and their children Eva and Bernie move from a settled life in Michigan across the...
15) Deception
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
World War II has separated pianist Christine Radcliffe from her great love, cellist Karel Novak. Thinking Karel has been killed in action, she is unexpectedly reunited with him. Now, Christine desperately strives to hide her wartime dalliance as the mistress of a wealthy, sadistic composer. She'll lie to keep her shameful past a secret.
16) Verona comics
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom--in costumes. Jubilee and Ridley can't help falling for each other. And learn that Jubilee's stepmom owns an indie comic shop--and Ridley's parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country. But the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. Ridley suffers anxiety spirals, and Jubilee, a cellist, has been focused on her upcoming audition. What if each of them needs...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank Flannegan, an American playboy infamous for his scandalous affairs is smitten by Arlane, the beautiful, innocent daughter of the worldly detective, hired by a man who believes that Frank is carrying on with his wife. Frank turns out to be no match for Arlane and they stumble through one of the funniest seductions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tracks the life and career of violoncellist Yo-Yo Ma, a child prodigy who grew to become world famous for his playing ability, as well as for experimenting with different kinds of music and performance.
Author
Publisher
Atlas & Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical, epic chronicle of the life and fate of Lev Aronson, the world-renowned cellist, Holocaust survivor, and teacher, whose prized Amati cello was confiscated in Riga in 1941."--dust jacket.
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