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Her Voice
Two worlds are waiting for her. She can only choose one.
Venice, 1710.
To the noblemen crowding the grand halls of Venice, the Figlie del Coro are miraculous, voices drifting through iron grates, adorned with poinsettias, untouchable and divine. To ten year old Agata, freshly stripped of her mother and delivered to the Ospedale della Pietà, the world behind those grates is simply the only world she has left.
But the Pietà is not only a cage. It is also a crucible. Under the demanding love of her Maestra and the fierce sisterhood of girls who chose each other when the world would not choose them, Agata is remade. Grief becomes grit. Silence becomes song. A girl who arrived with nothing becomes the conservatory's brightest star; a musician whose gift carries the echo of everything she has survived. She has found, at last, herself.
Then a marriage proposal reaches her from beyond the grate. A man offering her a name, a family, the life stolen from her the day her mother died. And the choice she never imagined having becomes the only thing left to face.
To choose love is to reclaim the world that was taken.
To choose music is to become, at last, fully herself.
Either way, something irreplaceable is left behind.
Based on the true story of Agata della Pietà — one of the first female composers of the 18th century — Poinsettia Girl is a heartbreaking coming-of-age novel set in the allure and intrigue of Vivaldi's Venice.
For readers of Sarah Dunant and Ann Patchett's Bel Canto
Poinsettia Girl Reviews
Historical Fiction Company- 5 Stars
Wizbowski’s prose drifts easily between the concrete and the dreamlike, between the outer strictures of Venetian life and the inner tremors of a girl learning to inhabit her own voice. One finds oneself carried along as if on a slow-moving canal boat, watching the shifting gleam of water and shadow, listening for the faint, persistent music that threads through Agata’s story. It is a book that lingers.
Yarde Book Reviews- 5 Stars
Wizbowski’s evocative prose brings the enchanting world of Agata to life, making it impossible for readers to put the book down once the first page is turned. This book comes highly recommended.
Chick Lit Book Cafe- 5 Stars
Written in breathtaking prose, Poisenttia Girl by Jennifer Wizbowski is a work of art. Her writing is poignant and unique, and her characters are exquisite and inspiring. Her expressive writing style and descriptions of everything in each scene are deeply discerned, felt, and seen as if we were right there as the story progresses on.
Blue Ink Reviews
Through alternating character viewpoints and third-person narration, Wizbowski’s novel thoughtfully explores the challenges of claiming autonomy as a woman in a traditional, male-
dominated culture. Agata’s steady transformation from a shy foundling to a 22-year-old musician illustrates how trauma can irrevocably shape personal identity. The writing shines when depicting Agata’s growing artistry and how music serves as source of inner strength.
Historical Novel Society
Based on the life of composer Agata della Pietà , this is an atmospheric book full of strong, vividly drawn female characters. The story is compelling, and Agata’s transformation from a scared young girl to a confident woman is a moving one