A Woman's Voice
Alli Sinclair
Reviewed by Helen
We have waited a long time for a new Alli Sinclair book and it was worth it, I loved this one so much from start to finish it pulled me in, I felt all of the emotions as I traveled from 1911 Berlin to England and then in 1965 from Venice to Australia, a must read for any lover of historical fiction.
Ida Naber lives in Berlin it is 1911, her father is a luthier and he has taught her to be one as well she is creating a special violin for her mother but not quite finished her mother passes away and Ida’s life changes, not for the better in a world were woman have no voice Ida stands her ground and fights hard for herself and other woman, she joins the suffragette movement and finds herself escaping to London where he life again will be changed.
1965 Laura Hartley is a violin virtuoso, who has traveled the world playing in concerts she also writes beautiful music with her fiancé Jeremy, her precious violin was given to her by her dear grandmother, Elizabeth when she was just five years old and she and the violin are joined with love and a special magic so when her violin is stolen it is like Laura has lost her heart for music, add to that the death of her grandmother, heart broken and grieving she leaves Jeremy and makes her way to her grandmother’s home in outback Queensland, Gungderring what she discovers is another world altogether a story through snippets of music written by her grandmother about the strength and courage of woman fighting to be heard all those years ago.
Laura is soon finding her way around in her grandmother’s home town, making true friends for the first time but music seems so far away until she is asked to help with a choir this starts to help her and the fact that she has found someone who really cares for her pilot Rhys, could her life change so much, after all she has discovered, secrets that have been kept for so many years, is it time for Laura to make changes in her life?
This is a beautifully told story starting with fact about suffragettes it is well researched and then moving onto a story with such awesome characters and beautiful settings, I do highly recommend this one, an amazing story that kept me turning the pages, cheering them on and crying emotional tears.
Ida Naber lives in Berlin it is 1911, her father is a luthier and he has taught her to be one as well she is creating a special violin for her mother but not quite finished her mother passes away and Ida’s life changes, not for the better in a world were woman have no voice Ida stands her ground and fights hard for herself and other woman, she joins the suffragette movement and finds herself escaping to London where he life again will be changed.
1965 Laura Hartley is a violin virtuoso, who has traveled the world playing in concerts she also writes beautiful music with her fiancé Jeremy, her precious violin was given to her by her dear grandmother, Elizabeth when she was just five years old and she and the violin are joined with love and a special magic so when her violin is stolen it is like Laura has lost her heart for music, add to that the death of her grandmother, heart broken and grieving she leaves Jeremy and makes her way to her grandmother’s home in outback Queensland, Gungderring what she discovers is another world altogether a story through snippets of music written by her grandmother about the strength and courage of woman fighting to be heard all those years ago.
Laura is soon finding her way around in her grandmother’s home town, making true friends for the first time but music seems so far away until she is asked to help with a choir this starts to help her and the fact that she has found someone who really cares for her pilot Rhys, could her life change so much, after all she has discovered, secrets that have been kept for so many years, is it time for Laura to make changes in her life?
This is a beautifully told story starting with fact about suffragettes it is well researched and then moving onto a story with such awesome characters and beautiful settings, I do highly recommend this one, an amazing story that kept me turning the pages, cheering them on and crying emotional tears.
5 stars
July 22, 2025 by Penguin
