Ariana

by Edward Stewart

As she journeys to the pinnacle of success as an internationally renowned diva, beautiful, ambitious Ariana Kavalaris finds herself torn between two very different men-- passionate Mark Rutherford and the obsessed Nikos Stratiotis. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction

576 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1985

About the author

Edward Stewart grew up in New York City and Cuba. His first novel, Orpheus on Top, was published in 1966. He wrote thirteen more novels, including the bestselling Vince Cardozo thrillers Privileged Lives, Jury Double, Mortal Grace, and Deadly Rich. He died in Manhattan at the age of 58.

Reviews

[First Lady Of Rainbow Land · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edward Stewart would be a magnificent opera critic, is all I have to say. This book is so full with notes on opera that at some point I thought he must've lived his entire life there.
I liked Ariana's and Mark's storyline and I adored the way it intertwined with Ames' and Vanessa's. And the whole mysticism about second chances was really enjoyable.

[Tfalcone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book before many years ago and loved it then. I still love it, it's a tragic romance and good summer read.

[Michaela Schmidt · Rating 4 out of 5]

While "Ballerina" will always be my favourite (have read it countless times), I truly enjoyed this one. Again, Edward Stewart shows a profound knowledge - in this case of the world of opera and the art of singing.

The plot - obviously initially inspired by Callas' life, but with a lot of twists and turns - is lush and gripping, wound through with the paranormal. It took me a very short time to finish it.

It was nice to have a little opera guide included though I did know most of them, but the detailed description of the arias was just wonderful.

[briah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this as much as i liked ballerina but it's still one soapy novel which I liked. The first half was better than the second but it all came together well in the end.