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The Ritornello Game: A Marlonburg Story
A family desperate for money. A child prodigy—the heir to the family fortune—missing. Riverview House holds many secrets. Mark Newlin is a history professor at Gold College in southwestern Illinois. When tragedy thrusts him into a life he doesn't want, well-meaning friends send him to a bed-and-breakfast on the river for rest and healing. But Riverview House is not the peaceful retreat described in the brochure. A nineteenth-century mansion built on the upper Mississippi River, for years it was the symbol of the Channon family's prestige and their right to a place in American aristocracy. After several generations, the family has lost most of its money, and none of its arrogance. And the future of everything depends on one man. The heir to the Channon fortune. Whom no one has heard of for years. Mark and his assistant Sean Merritt find themselves in the midst of an unusual family gathering. Against his will, Mark is drawn into the Channon family's struggles. And as his concern for the heir's welfare increases, he discovers the power to heal in the most unlikely place.
448 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2019
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April 24, 2021
Indescribable
I rarely give 5 stars to books I read; most receive 3 to 3.5. Ms. Chandler’s book is different. I have read this book twice. I enjoyed it very much the first time. The visual descriptions are vivid, the characters are deep, the plot tightly intertwined. After this second reading, I found myself so drawn in and affected by it that I had to give it five stars. Enjoy!
I rarely give 5 stars to books I read; most receive 3 to 3.5. Ms. Chandler’s book is different. I have read this book twice. I enjoyed it very much the first time. The visual descriptions are vivid, the characters are deep, the plot tightly intertwined. After this second reading, I found myself so drawn in and affected by it that I had to give it five stars. Enjoy!
May 1, 2021
What happens after you lose your source of identity, security, and purpose? This book does a lovely job of exploring that question, weaving together a compelling setting, music performance, academia, and a family that is basically the Bluths, but in a drama instead of a comedy.
June 7, 2024
AMAZING AND FANTASTIC i love the depth of character development and the story in general is SO GOOD
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