This is a spectacular book ... it is part social history, part mystery and part haunting love story ... A quiet, heart-soaring triumph (The Big Issue)
Ray's illustrations are exquisite. A very special present for music-loving readers aged seven and above (The Times)
Award-winner Kevin Crossley-Holland is a beautiful writer and this haunting story is simply stunning. Destined to be a future classic, it is complimented by the exquisite illustrations by Jane Ray (Manchester Evening News)
Crossley-Holland's limpid prose matches Ray's diaphanous watercolour images perfectly, evoking 18th-century Venice in all its gaudy grandeur and bringing to life someone who would not otherwise have been even a footnote in history (Financial Times)
A ravishing object and a touching poetic tale ... Altogether lovely (The Sunday Times)
This is a jewel of a book carefully crafted by two experienced master storytellers who have worked together to create a memorable life affirming story based around the power of music to transform lives. (The Letterpress Project)
Vivaldi's Four Seasons provides the background to an elegant story of a mute girl's discovery of her voice. (Irish Times)
A lovely curiosity ... This is Kevin Crossley-Holland's take on her story, with poinant, detailed drawings by Jane Ray (The Spectator)
This very special short novel is a work that could surely unlock poetry in the soul of the most pragmatic reader (Teach Primary)
An orphan with no voice but an extraordinary musical gift. A man of music who discovers her gift. Heartsong is spell-binding tale about the healing power of music set against the mystery and beauty of Venice.
"A very special present for music-loving readers" The Times
"Atmospheric" The Times
Abandoned at the orphanage in Venice as a baby, Laura has never spoken. Her life is transformed when the composer Vivaldi unlocks her passion for music. The seasons turn, dark turns to light and miracles happen.
Carnegie award-winning author, Kevin Crossley-Holland makes every word a masterstroke. This short novel is exquisitely illustrated by acclaimed artist, Jane Ray. Her work is inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the real girls and boys who lived and laughed and worked in the Venetian Orphanage.
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