Was it worth the wait? Without question, the answer is yes! Although set in the same Nashville location as the preceding story ( A Lasting Impression), this novel depicts a separate storyline and unique host of characters, while offering glimpses of real historical events and people. Posted in Book Reviews, Christian Historical Fiction | Tagged A Beauty So Rare, A Lasting Impression, Adelicia Acklen Cheatham, Audience, Belmont Mansion series, Bethany House, Conductor, Graf-Martin Communications, Maestro, Music, Musical, Nashville, Nuts About Books, Oboe, Orchestra, Performing, Piano, Singing, Symphony, Tamera Alexander, Vienna, Violin, Voice | Leave a commentĪfter two and a half years of waiting, the release date finally arrived… A Beauty So Rare, book number two in Tamera Alexander’s Belmont Mansion series, was released in the spring of 2014 by Bethany House. If you haven’t already guessed from the title, the primary theme of this novel is the art of music. Although several characters are recurring from the previous books in the series, (including Belmong Mansion, which is almost a character itself!) “A Note Yet Unsung” is a brand-new story all of its own.

(Apr.Have you ever read a book that was so beautiful, so masterfully written, and reached so far into the depths of your heart that any words you used to describe it felt woefully inadequate? That is exactly my predicament after reading the long-awaited conclusion to the unforgettable “Belmont Mansion” series by Tamera Alexander, entitled “A Note Yet Unsung”. Agent: Natasha Kern, Natasha Kern Literary Agency. Alexander’s lengthy tale is full of bends and curves, as Eleanor and Marcus face down their struggles, deal with romantic entanglements, and begin to achieve their greatest dreams.

They become friends, but both have secrets that threaten to undermine their relationship. Eleanor often runs into Marcus Geoffrey, whom she at first mistakes for an undergardener, but his activities suggest that there’s much more to his life. Eleanor’s plan to open a restaurant is vetoed by Adelicia, so Eleanor uses her cooking skills to feed the city’s many struggling widows and children. In post–Civil War Nashville, Eleanor Braddock regretfully takes her father to an asylum because of his memory loss and outbursts, and moves in with her aunt Adelicia Acklen Cheatham, owner of Belmont, a real historical figure. Bestseller Alexander will delight fans of gently inspirational historical romance with the second Belmont Mansion novel (after A Lasting Impression).

A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander