Her so-called life
— Wynne Delacoma in Chicago Sun-Times, 04 November 2007
What to make of the sudden interest in Nannerl Mozart, the immortal Wolfgang’s hitherto relatively obscure older sister? Over the past three years, no fewer than three historical novels, each titled Mozart’s Sister, have been issued.
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Mozart's Sister
— Susan Higginbotham in Historical Novels Review, November 2007
Nannerl Mozart, a brilliant musician in her own right, has been close to her brother, Wolfgang, since his birth. Then her father announces that he and Wolfgang are to go to Italy, leaving Nannerl behind to support their ambitions…
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Q & A with Rita Charbonnier
— Michelle Moran in History Buff, 01 November 2007
In your debut novel MOZART’S SISTER, your protagonist, Maria Anna Mozart (nicknamed Nannerl), is denied the spotlight in favor of her talented brother. What drew you to Nannerl’s story?
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Living in the shadow of a prodigy
— Karen Ann Cullotta in BookPage Fiction Review, September 2007
Readers who shun historical fiction, dismissing the genre as a literary oxymoron, be forewarned: Rita Charbonnier’s novel, Mozart’s Sister, transcends all the tired stereotypes, winning over even the most cynical readers…
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This is Maria Anna, sister of the genius
— Roberto Bo in La Gazzetta di Mantova, Italy, 08 December 2006
Her brother is considered one of the greatest composers of all time but she, Maria Anna Mozart, known as ‘Nannerl’, had to give up the idea of becoming a musician from the start. There was probably everything necessary in her DNA…
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Mozart's Sister
— Piero Mioli in Rassegna Melodrammatica, Italy, 20 September 2006
This is a novel, as such it is presented and as such often gives free rein to fantasy; but it is also a work of history, chronicle, truth, and when it is not actually true it is likely or at least plausible. To the author, who studied piano…
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Mozart's Sister by Rita Charbonnier
— Laura Sacchiero in Classicaonline, Italy, July 2006
Any music lover knows of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but few, presumably, are aware that he had an older sister: Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, known as Nannerl. She very soon revealed a talent for music…
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Sonata for a sister
— Kerenn Elkaїm in Le Vif/L’Express Weekend, Belgium, 23 June 2006
The Italian Rita Charbonnier uses an arpeggio of words to compose a Requiem for Nannerl, Mozart’s forgotten sister. She too was a musical prodigy, and yet she had to give up her art. What could it have meant, for this woman, to live…
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Music is a moral law
— Gli amici della musica, Italy, April 2006
Thanks to Zonta International, the public in the Sala Puerari at Cremona’s Civic Museum had a truly thrilling experience: the writer Rita Charbonnier talking about her novel Mozart’s Sister, introduced by Enrico Pirondini…
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Amadeus was her brother
— Grazia Giordani in L’Arena, Italy, 11 February 2006
It is not rare that brothers or sisters of artists – although very talented themselves – are put at a disadvantage by having a genius in the house. This was the case for Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, the gifted Nannerl…
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