ISBN号:9780593315446
书名:Symphony of Secrets
作者:Brendan Slocumb
出版日期:2023-04-18
英文简介:
A gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time–his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed.
Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful organization wants to keep hidden, Bern will stop at nothing to right history’s wrongs and give Josephine the recognition she deserves.
“A maestro of musical mystery .
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Slocumb’s writing is invigorating, and the detail in his character work makes the main characters in both time periods easy to root for.
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Thrilling.
” –The New York Times “At once a celebration of music and also a cautionary tale about legacy, privilege, and creative genius.
” –Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid Bern Hendricks has just received the call of a lifetime.
As one of the world’s preeminent experts on the famed twentieth-century composer Frederick Delaney, Bern knows everything there is to know about the man behind the music.
When Mallory Roberts, a board member of the distinguished Delaney Foundation and direct descendant of the man himself, asks for Bern’s help authenticating a newly discovered piece, which may be his famous lost opera, RED, he jumps at the chance.
With the help of his tech-savvy acquaintance Eboni, Bern soon discovers that the truth is far more complicated than history would have them believe.
In 1920s Manhattan, Josephine Reed is living on the streets and frequenting jazz clubs when she meets the struggling musician Fred Delaney.
But where young Delaney struggles, Josephine soars.
She’s a natural prodigy who hears beautiful music in the sounds of the world around her.
With Josephine as his silent partner, Delaney’s career takes off–but who is the real genius here? In the present day, Bern and Eboni begin to uncover more clues that indicate Delaney may have had help in composing his most successful work.
Armed with more questions than answers and caught in the crosshairs of a powerful organization who will stop at nothing to keep their secret hidden, Bern and Eboni will move heaven and earth in their dogged quest to right history’s wrongs.
中文简介:
读书俱乐部最受欢迎的著名作家小提琴阴谋的引人入胜的翻页书：音乐教授伯恩亨德里克斯发现了一个关于有史以来最著名的美国作曲家的惊人秘密——他的音乐可能是从一位名叫约瑟芬的黑人爵士时代神童那里偷来的芦苇。
伯尔尼决心揭开一个强大的组织想要隐藏的真相，将不惜一切代价纠正历史的错误，并给予约瑟芬她应得的认可。
“音乐神秘大师……斯洛克姆的作品令人振奋，他的角色作品中的细节使这两个时期的主要人物都很容易扎根……令人兴奋。
” ——《纽约时报》 “既是对音乐的颂扬，也是对遗产、特权和创造性天才的警示。
” –Nita Prose，#1 New York Times 畅销书 The Maid Bern Hendricks 的作者刚刚接到了一生的召唤。
作为研究 20 世纪著名作曲家弗雷德里克·德莱尼 (Frederick Delaney) 的世界杰出专家之一，伯尔尼对音乐背后的人了如指掌。
当马洛里·罗伯茨 (Mallory Roberts) 是著名的德莱尼基金会 (Delaney Foundation) 的董事会成员，也是德莱尼本人的直系后裔，他请求伯尔尼帮助鉴定一件新发现的作品，这可能是他失传的著名歌剧《红》，他欣然接受了这个机会。
在精通技术的熟人 Eboni 的帮助下，Bern 很快发现事实远比历史让他们相信的复杂得多。
20 世纪 20 年代的曼哈顿，约瑟芬·里德 (Josephine Reed) 流落街头，经常光顾爵士乐俱乐部，遇到了苦苦挣扎的音乐家弗雷德·德莱尼 (Fred Delaney)。
但在年轻的德莱尼挣扎的地方，约瑟芬却在翱翔。
她是一个天生的天才，能从周围世界的声音中听到美妙的音乐。
有了约瑟芬作为他沉默的搭档，德莱尼的事业开始腾飞——但谁才是真正的天才？如今，伯尔尼和埃博尼开始发现更多线索，表明德莱尼可能在创作他最成功的作品时提供了帮助。
带着比答案更多的问题，并陷入一个强大组织的十字准线，这个组织会不惜一切代价隐藏他们的秘密，伯尔尼和埃博尼将在他们纠正历史错误的顽强追求中移动天地。
书籍总体字数：117027，除去名字和专有名词等之后还剩余109194计入单词总数。
书籍单词数在10万至20万之间，难度稍大,还需要结合下方难度分析。
其中：
四级单词出现101182个/次,
六级单词（排除四级单词后）出现1446个/次，
托福单词出现49014个/次，
SAT单词出现4948个/次，
GRE单词出现9538个/次，考研单词出现101505个/次，
雅思单词出现23570个/次。
高中单词出现97550个/次。
（后附饼图供直观参考）
这些统计基于我的词库，不排除词库存在误差，仅供参考。
非常欢迎大家提供自己收集的词库给我。
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