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After doctors give Anne Carter a limited time to live, she accepts the role of a lifetime in the newly discovered Beethoven opera "Regulus," to be premiered in the tiny European principality of Lissenberg. Determined to make the most of her remaining days, Anne faces a series of mysterious accidents, escalating threats, and a murder that casts a shadow over the show. As the danger grows, the mystery deepens—none of the suspects, including the charming Oxford‑educated Michael, are the real culprit. The novel follows Anne’s struggle to protect the opera, confront her looming mortality, and uncover who is intent on sabotaging her final performance.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jane Aiken Hodge
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