By Kelly Bridgewater
When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of an adult ward
she knew nothing about. The woman is supposedly a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. The woman's
portrait is shockingly familiar to Vivienne, so when the asylum claims she was never a patient
there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from
childhood dreams.
The longer she lingers in the deep shadows and forgotten towers at Hurstwell, the fuzzier the line
between sanity and madness becomes. She hears music no one else does, receives strange
missives with rose petals between the pages, and untangles far more than is safe for her to know.
But can she uncover the truth about the mysterious woman she seeks? And is there anyone at
Hurstwell she can trust with her suspicions?
Fan-favorite Joanna Davidson Politano casts a delightful spell with this lyrical look into the
nature of women's independence and artistic expression during the Victorian era--and now.
My Thoughts:
The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano features another story in an Asylum. Currently,
this has become quite a trend for novels. The plot features a woman that was on a mission to
discover her latest gifted ward, but instead, her life turns upside down when she becomes a
patient herself at Hurstwell Asylum. Using the joy of music, Politano shows how music can
soothe the savage beast and bring “crazy” people out of their madness for a little bit of a dose of
reality. The story was magically crafted, filled with many turns and twists as the heroine tries to
discover what is really going on and adventuring through the entire property of the Asylum. Not
really much about any romance. Shows the horrors of what these asylums and how women are
treated. I enjoyed the story and enjoyed spending time in the pages of this novel. If readers are
interested in this idea, they could pick up Hope Beyond the Waves by Heidi Chiavaroli and The
Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts.
I received a complimentary copy of The Lost Melody by JoAnna Davidson Politano from Revell
Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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