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Ecstasy

A Novel

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By: Mary Sharratt
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Gustav Klimt gave Alma her first kiss. Gustav Mahler fell in love with her at first sight and proposed only a few weeks later. Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius abandoned all reason to pursue her. Poet and novelist Franz Werfel described her as one of the very few magical women that exist. But who was this woman who brought these eminent men to their knees? In Ecstasy, Mary Sharratt answers that question.

Coming of age in the midst of a creative and cultural whirlwind, Alma Schindler yearned to make her mark as a composer. A brand-new era of possibility for women was dawning, and she was determined to make the most of it. But when Alma lost her heart to the great composer Gustav Mahler, he demanded that she give up music. Torn by her love and in awe of his genius, she had to discover how to remain true to herself and her artistic passion.

Part cautionary tale and part triumph of the feminist spirit, Ecstasy reveals the true Alma Mahler: composer, author, daughter, sister, mother, wife, lover, and muse.

©2018 Mary Sharratt (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Biography Heartfelt

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hmm. The production is an obstacle to fair evaluation of the book. The major character is musical, she plays and composes. in the narration (the reading itself is well dine) singing interludes are included. its a nice idea, but in this case is awkward vs masterful, and disrupting. It is also louder (it seems) than the narration, so i want to/need to rush to turn the volume down for those parts, then up when the singing is over. perhaps i just don't appreciate the "style". but, there it is, it gets in the way of the book for me.

performance includes singing - distracting for me

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The artistic backdrop, the complex characters, and the many highly emotional moments, all made for a really easy and enjoyable read. I got slightly annoyed by Alma's constant emotional rollercoaster with Gustav, but that was tempered by the rich and engrossing story of her artistic pursuits.

I really enjoyed this book

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Everything was fine but the singing. That was horrible. Otherwise, the reader was terrific and handled accents very professionally.

Please NO SINGING!

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A bit too full of female angst. Didn't like the protagonist. She was a bit too full of herself.

Really Hated the Singing

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