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Title: Part travelogue, part history book, part musicology, all mystery.
Review: I found the book compelling and the research which gives it the fountation just a fascinating as the plot structure. I believe the book does reveal the cult of personality that still surrounds Mozart over 200 years after his death, but obviously not as dramatic as the book suggests. The only thing holding me back from giving the book five stars was the ending, not the actual ending but the way it was wrapped up in the somewhat cliche way where everyone was brought back in the end. Also at some stages there were a lot of characters to keep track off. Still, I love the descriptions of the cities and places visited, it made the book and set the right old world intrigue atmosphere. Very good read.
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