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The bells [a novel]

Dazzling, enchanting, and epic, The Bells is the confession of a thief, kidnapper, and unlikely lover?a boy with the voice of an angel whose exquisite sense of hearing becomes both his life's tragic curse and its greatest blessing. Moses Froben was born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, the bastard son of a deaf-mute woman, banished to the church tower to ring the Loudest and Most Beautiful Bells in the land each day ...

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  • "Dazzling, enchanting, and epic, The Bells is the confession of a thief, kidnapper, and unlikely lover?a boy with the voice of an angel whose exquisite sense of hearing becomes both his life's tragic curse and its greatest blessing. Moses Froben was born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, the bastard son of a deaf-mute woman, banished to the church tower to ring the Loudest and Most Beautiful Bells in the land each day ..."@en
  • "The journey of an 18th century boy from his Swiss village to a career as a singer in Vienna. Castrated by a choirmaster to preserve his beautiful voice, he is brought into contact with a wealthy family, sparking an impossible love affair."@en
  • "Moses Froben was born in the eighteenth century, in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, the bastard son of a deaf-mute woman, banished to the church tower to ring the abbey bells. His life is simple but content, until the day his father recognizes Moses' singular sense of hearing and its power to expose sins. After finding refuge in a great abbey where he becomes a star singer, he is forced to undergo castration. Under the apprenticeship of the great Gaetano Guadagni, the help of two noble friends and a secret lover, he survives the intrigues of Mozart's Vienna as he rises to become Europe's most celebrated star, Lo Svizzero. But the most astonishing feat of all is how he came to raise a son who, by all rights, he never could have sired."
  • "Moses Froben was born in the eighteenth century, in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, the bastard son of a deaf-mute woman, banished to the church tower to ring the abbey bells. His life is simple but content, until the day his father recognizes Moses' singular sense of hearing and its power to expose sins. After finding refuge in a great abbey where he becomes a star singer, he is forced to undergo castration. Under the apprenticeship of the great Gaetano Guadagni, the help of two noble friends and a secret lover, he survives the intrigues of Mozart's Vienna as he rises to become Europe's most celebrated star, Lo Svizzero. But the most astonishing feat of all is how he came to raise a son who, by all rights, he never could have sired."@en
  • "At a young age, the gifted Moses Froben is driven out of his Swiss village when the Church decides that he is a threat. On the verge of death, he is rescued by two monks and given sanctuary at the Abbey of St. Gall. When he hears the abbey's choir, he realizes that singing is his purpose in life. However, his gift is also a curse, as he is forcibly castrated by his teacher, and forced to hide the truth from his friends."@en

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  • "History"
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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en

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  • "The bells [a novel]"@en
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  • "The bells"

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