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A review by bukola
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
4.0
Adele Von Bron, the gifted violinist and Austria's Sweetheart, has lived a charmed life. Her meeting with Cellist Vladmir Nicolai, a merchant's son with a dashing smile, makes her realise that she needs a change. She is determined that her life must count for something greater than entertaining Austria's Elite. Adele and Vladmir team up to help a cause that is greater than both of them, but it leads to pain, heartbreak and unprecedented consequences.
Deep in the heart of the German concentration camps, with nothing but her practice violin to hold on to, Adele learns to offer her gift back to God as an act of worship in the midst of cruelty and injustice. She also learns to find the purpose for each day, fulfil it, and let hope blossom in the face of death.
Sera James and William Hanover are a 21st century couple brought together by the story of Adele and Vladmir. Sera and James need to work out their own love story, and try not to be engulfed in the powerful example that took place years before them. They each must also find what is truly important, and learn to give second chances.
History is delicately woven into this modern love story. I love how the author shows how much the past is related to and affects both the present and the future. Cambron uses pieces of renaissance art to tell a poignant tale. There are lessons to be gleaned from this book, I enjoyed reading it.
Deep in the heart of the German concentration camps, with nothing but her practice violin to hold on to, Adele learns to offer her gift back to God as an act of worship in the midst of cruelty and injustice. She also learns to find the purpose for each day, fulfil it, and let hope blossom in the face of death.
Sera James and William Hanover are a 21st century couple brought together by the story of Adele and Vladmir. Sera and James need to work out their own love story, and try not to be engulfed in the powerful example that took place years before them. They each must also find what is truly important, and learn to give second chances.
History is delicately woven into this modern love story. I love how the author shows how much the past is related to and affects both the present and the future. Cambron uses pieces of renaissance art to tell a poignant tale. There are lessons to be gleaned from this book, I enjoyed reading it.