Portrait of a Woman

by Joseph Roccasalvo

Book Overview

Historically founded on the seventeenth century Stradivari family, PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN is a novel about Beatrice Stradivari, a young concert guitarist, and the two men who vie for her love; of an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401009409
• ISBN13: 9781401009403
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Strong, Delightful Characters, Marvelous Style

I'm not familiar with Roccosalvo as an author but this book was a tremendous delight for me to find. I found the characters to be strong and interesting and the writing brisk, clear and delightful. The developement of the relationship between the protagonist, writer Phillip Stratton and his "muse", Mother Ambrose with the "story within a story" elements used to display the interplay of relationships was natural and very well executed and Phillip's dilemma and his struggles were compelling for me. The only criticism I have is that the final denouement seemed weakened by how the fact that it is so expected and yet so wimpy in it's execution. Nonetheless, I agree with the jacket blurb of James V. Schall of Georgetown: "A gentle, riveting 'portrait'...a gripping and tender novel."