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In a world determined to silence them, one group of women dares to sing. In the hard streets of 1890s Briarstown, a Yorkshire mill town marked by poverty and loss, Eliza Kingwell struggles to survive while raising five daughters. When tragedy shatters her last chance to escape, she turns to an unlikely hope: a local singing competition. With nothing left to lose, Eliza gathers a bold choir of working-class women, chasing a cash prize that could change their lives forever.

In a world that wants to silence them, one group of women dares to sing—brought vividly to life by narrator Caroline Hewitt. In the hard streets of 1890s Briarstown, a Yorkshire mill town shaped by poverty and loss, Eliza Kingwell is struggling to survive while raising five daughters. When...

Virtuoso pianist Isabette Grüber captivates audiences in the salons and concert halls of early nineteenth-century Vienna. Yet in a profession dominated by men, Isabette longs to compose and play her own music - a secret she keeps from both her lascivious manager and her resentful mother. She meets and loves Amelia Mason, a dazzling American singer with her own secrets, and Josef Hauser, an ambitious young composer. But even they cannot fully comprehend the depths of Isabette's talent.

Sofia is trained in secret as a painter in her father's workshop during a time when women did not paint openly. She loves her work, but her restless spirit leads her to betray her extraordinary gifts to marry a man who comes to despise her for not producing a son.

Find out what makes great, arts-inspired fiction in a variety of genres, from mysteries to crime novels, historical fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, and more. Art In Fiction founder and author Carol M. Cram chats with some of the top novelists featured on Art In Fiction, a curated online database of books inspired by the arts. Discover your next great read and get valuable advice on what it takes to be a successful writer.