Set in the 1880s and '90s, As Music and Splendour tells the story of two young Irish girls who are sent to Rome for training as opera singers. Rose red-haired, big-hearted and big-voiced is soon on track to become a prima donna soprano; Clare, also a soprano but subtler and less glamorous, is more at home with sacred music. While Rose juggles the affections of various men, Clare embarks on a passionate affair with her fellow-student Luisa. As Music in Splendour is a thrillingly readable and romantic novel from one of the very few truly important Irish novelists of the twentieth century.
- ISBN10 1844880648
- ISBN13 9781844880645
- Publish Date 4 August 2005
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 31 January 2010
- Publish Country IE
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Penguin Ireland
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 368
- Language English