"The Orphan's Song plunges the reader into the streets and canals of eighteenth-century Venice, where the world of Carnivale roils with music, love, and intrigue. Lauren Kate is a masterful storyteller, with a stunning command of her rich historical material and the ability to draw forth the beautiful and intimate songs of the human heart." Allison Pataki, author of Sisi
"Lauren Kate mesmerizes in a tale that brilliantly recreates 1700s Venice a city of high-stakes intrigue and earthly delights where a pair of abandoned children find solace in music and each other. I was swept along as their lives formed a tangled knot of betrayal and love, lies and redemption. Marvelous." Fiona Davis, bestselling author of The Masterpiece
"In a gorgeous ode to eighteenth-century Venice, Lauren Kate uncovers the intriguing, little-known origin of the era's most famous Baroque musicians in The Orphan s Song, in a tale brimming with love, deception, and ultimately, surprising truth." Marie Benedict,bestselling author ofThe Other Einstein, Carnegie s Maid, andThe Only Woman in the Room
Delightful . . . Kate s enchanting story brings the canals and backchannels of Venice to vivid life and will appeal to fans of Elizabeth Chadwick. Publishers Weekly
An operatic and opulently detailed tale of longing, secrets, and high-stakes quests for freedom, love, art, and home Kate vividly conjures a city of beauty and pain, piety and criminality, helplessness and ruthlessness, while choreographing a suspenseful, soaring love story of anguish, ecstasy, risk, and stunning reversals. Booklist
Kate brings the romance of 18th-century Venice to life in this light historical...it's an engaging read with likable characters and an emotionally potent plot. Library Journal
Lauren Kate is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of nine novels for young adults, including Fallen, which was made into a major motion picture by Sony. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. She lives in Los Angeles with her family. The Orphan's Song is her debut adult novel.
