Mozart's Sister- Nancy Moser

Have you hated growing up in your brother or sister's shadow? . Ever wondered what it might have been like if your sibling was somebody famous like Shakespeare , Beethoven or as you are about to find out Mozart?

Mozart's Sister - Nancy Moser-2006

Author Nancy Moser's work we are more likely to read it set in a contemporary period , however in this one-off we are about to read her first historical setting novel. Have you ever felt in the shadow of your siblings , yearned to be recognised just as much as your siblings? I know I have sometimes. In Mozart's Sister we are introduced to Nannerl Mozart , his older sister by five years. When she was younger, all was fun with fairy-tale concerts in from of emperors, empresses and royalty. But as they got older, their father Leopold driven for the world to know his son and his genius piano playing pushed Nannerl to the side. This novel is written from Nannerl's POV and talks about what it was like for her growing up and with the side of Wolfie that nobody knew and the reason the Mozart family drifted apart from each other and the real reason why she hid all Mozart recognition from her life including changing her full name. A Story that includes factual evidence of the life of Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl's life. In a world where women's choices were so limited, what hope does Nannerl have of ever realizing her full potential, Nancy Moser has unveiled to us one of history's hidden heroines - Mozart's Sister - Nannerl.