Master Lovers

by David Winner

While clearing out his great aunt's midtown apartment after her death, author David Winner discovered artifacts of her storied notes from opera stars, love letters and artifacts from the Middle East of the 1930’s. His Aunt Dorle had been a co-founder of Angel Records and a prominent figure in the mid-century classical music world. But the more he learned about her world, the more complicated her story became, a twisted puzzle full of fascism and fraud and a record of a young woman grappling with her attraction to lovers with hair-raising political ties. A powerful work of family discovery, rooted in a bygone Midtown Manhattan and involving artists and politicians from around the world. BOOKLIFE STARRED REVIEW! "An engrossing story about the life and times of a singular woman who lived life to the fullest... A fascinating 'fictional memoir' memoir of a trailblazing great aunt and her mysteries." KIRKUS RECOMMENDED! "A fascinating blend of the personal and the historical, and a provocative comment on the ways in which both resist interpretive finality."

"A brilliant concoction" - ANN BEATTIE , winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and the Rea Award for the Short Story

"An unforgettable portrait of both a spirited, flawed, mysterious woman and a fascinating era that is no more. Master Lovers is a gem.” - CLIFFORD THOMPSON , author of What It Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues

“Master Lovers lives in my memory long after reading it, and my mind comes back to it again and again." - SEAN O'DRISCOLL , bestselling author of Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber and The Accidental Spy

220 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2023