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4744485Mariahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/maria-9780593909768/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4347109/image.jpg?v=638532535246270000387387MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>NATIONAL BESTSELLER Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dramatic novel, based on the woman glamorized in <em>The Sound of Music,</em> brings Maria to life as never before.</strong></p><p><strong>As immersive, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive as the musical . . . This one is not to be missed.Allison Pataki, author of <em>Finding Margaret Fuller</em></strong></p><p>In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp. Hes intrigued to learn that she was once a novice who hoped to live quietly as an Austrian nun before her abbey sent her away to teach a widowed barons sickly child. What should have been a ten-month assignment, however, unexpectedly turned into a marriage proposal. And when the family was forced to flee their home to escape the Nazis, it was Maria who instructed them on how to survive using nothing but the power of their voices.</p><p>Its an inspirational story, to be sure, and as half of the famous Rodgers & Hammerstein duo, Hammerstein knows it has big Broadway potential. Yet much of Marias life will have to be reinvented for the stage, and with the horrors of war still fresh in peoples minds, Hammerstein cant let audiences see just how close the von Trapps came to losing their lives.</p><p>But when Maria sees the script that is supposedly based on her life, she becomes so incensed that she sets off to confront Hammerstein in person. Told that hes busy, she is asked to express her concerns to his secretary, Fran, instead. The pair strike up an unlikely friendship as Maria tells Fran about her life, contradicting much of what will eventually appear in <em>The Sound of Music</em>.</p><p>A tale of love, loss, and the difficult choices that we are often forced to make, <em>Maria</em> is a powerful reminder that the truth is usually more complicatedand certainly more compellingthan the stories immortalized by Hollywood.</p>...4452399Maria387387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/maria-9780593909768/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4347109/image.jpg?v=638532535246270000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20249780593909768_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9780593909768_<p><strong>In this dramatic novel of Maria von Trapp, the young nun who married an Austrian baron with seven children, she fights to be heard as her life story is adaptedand irrevocably changedfor Broadway in <em>The Sound of Music</em>.</strong></p><p>In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp. Hes fascinated to learn about this Catholic novice who was living quietly as an Austrian nun until her abbey sent her away to teach a widowed barons children. When the assignment turned into a marriage proposal and the family was forced to escape the Nazis, it was Maria who taught them to survive by using the power of their voices and song.</p><p>Its an inspirational story, to be sure, and as half of the famous Rodgers & Hammerstein duo, Oscar knows Marias story has big Broadway potential. But much of her life will have to be reinvented for the stage. With the horrors of war still fresh in peoples minds, Hammerstein wont let audiences see just how close the von Trapps came to losing their lives.</p><p>But when Maria sees the script, she is so incensed that she sets off to confront Hammerstein, who foists her off on Fran, his secretary. The pair strike up an unlikely friendship as Maria tells Fran about her life, contradicting much of what will eventually appear in <em>The Sound of Music</em> and delivering a far grittier tale.</p><p>Michelle Morans hugely entertaining novel explores how Hammerstein grossly misinterpreted Marias story and offers a more nuanced retelling. <em>Maria</em> is a powerful reminder that the truth is often more complicatedand certainly more compellingthan the stories immortalized by Hollywood.</p>...(*_*)9780593909768_<p><strong>NATIONAL BESTSELLER Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dramatic novel, based on the woman glamorized in <em>The Sound of Music,</em> brings Maria to life as never before.</strong></p><p><strong>As immersive, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive as the musical . . . This one is not to be missed.Allison Pataki, author of <em>Finding Margaret Fuller</em></strong></p><p>In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp. Hes intrigued to learn that she was once a novice who hoped to live quietly as an Austrian nun before her abbey sent her away to teach a widowed barons sickly child. What should have been a ten-month assignment, however, unexpectedly turned into a marriage proposal. And when the family was forced to flee their home to escape the Nazis, it was Maria who instructed them on how to survive using nothing but the power of their voices.</p><p>Its an inspirational story, to be sure, and as half of the famous Rodgers & Hammerstein duo, Hammerstein knows it has big Broadway potential. Yet much of Marias life will have to be reinvented for the stage, and with the horrors of war still fresh in peoples minds, Hammerstein cant let audiences see just how close the von Trapps came to losing their lives.</p><p>But when Maria sees the script that is supposedly based on her life, she becomes so incensed that she sets off to confront Hammerstein in person. Told that hes busy, she is asked to express her concerns to his secretary, Fran, instead. The pair strike up an unlikely friendship as Maria tells Fran about her life, contradicting much of what will eventually appear in <em>The Sound of Music</em>.</p><p>A tale of love, loss, and the difficult choices that we are often forced to make, <em>Maria</em> is a powerful reminder that the truth is usually more complicatedand certainly more compellingthan the stories immortalized by Hollywood.</p>...9780593909768_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9780593909768_9780593909768Michelle MoranInglésMéxico2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group