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A Note Yet Unsung (A Belmont Mansion Novel Book #3)

A Note Yet Unsung (A Belmont Mansion Novel Book #3)

byTamera Alexander
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Debhgrty
5.0 out of 5 starsA Note Yet Unsung--A Symphony Yet Unplayed
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2017
Deb’s Dozen: A maestro and his assistant—creating a symphony. Sharing music or life?

Tamera Alexander writes the most exquisite novels. Her Belmont Mansion series and her Belle Meade Plantation series hold much of her best work. A Note Yet Unsung is the last of the Belmont Mansion series. I am disappointed to see the series end—I’ve come to love the mistress of the mansion, Adelicia Acklen Cheatham, and the personalities who are drawn to her and surround her. A Note Yet Unsung brings us yet another cast of fascinating characters.

Rebekah Carrington comes back to Nashville from almost ten years in Vienna where her grandmother had sent her to perfect her music. But her beloved grandmother has died and the funds for Rebekah’s living have ceased. Dreading her return home, Rebekah dallies across the street from the house remembering her disgust for her stepfather, Barton Ledbetter. She is accosted by a street urchin selling papers. After an interesting interchange, she persuades him to go to the house to deliver a paper there and to see if her mother is at home. With the knowledge her mother is not there, she pays him the three nickels promised and delaying still, begins reading the paper.

Rebekah reads about a position open at the Nashville Symphony for a personal assistant for the maestro, Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb. Deciding she has nothing to lose and determined to show him her musical ability, she heads to the opera house. Having talked her way past the dragon lady guarding the maestro’s time, she pauses in the hall outside his office, hearing a lecture going in within. The lecture ends, the door opens and who should emerge but her childhood nemesis, Darrow Fulton. True to past form, Darrow scathingly attempts to put her down but finds the older Rebekah a match for his taunts.

Tate Whitcomb is frustrated—the orchestra and Darrow are not performing up to his standards. And now he must put up with interviewing another simpering female who wants the job, but mostly wants the conductor. Finally making Tate understand she was not there for the assistant position, Rebekah masterfully plays her oboe for him and asks for a position in the orchestra. He turns her down flat—women are not allowed to play in the orchestra—it just isn’t done! The maestro then rushes out for another appointment. Surprisingly, the dragon lady, Mrs. Murphey, give Rebekah a lead for another position—at Belmont Mansion. And so all the characters are in place.

You will love this last story in the series—and you’ll love Rebekah and Tate. You’ll wonder if either of them will ever attain their dream. And you’ll come to appreciate Adelicia Alklen Cheatham even more than you have if you’ve read the other books in the series. Five stars!

Tamera Alexander has five series to her credit. She is a USA Today best-selling author. She is also a genuinely nice person, who cares for her readers and her fans. Her novels are well-researched and she willingly shares the research with us—down to recipes for beaten biscuits or classical music. Find out more about Tamera at TameraAlexander.com

I purchased my copy of A Note Yet Unsung, so I was in no way obligated to write a favorable review.
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radiance
3.0 out of 5 starsit was ok
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022
It was ok.
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JoyfulGolfGal
4.0 out of 5 stars If you like Hallmark movies...
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020
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This book series read a bit like a good Hallmark movie, but with some history interspersed into them. Tamara’s characters were all quite likable and this last one was so rich. She gave us a playlist of the music to listen to while reading it...and that was an extra treat! One of the women in our book group plays violin in a symphony, and although she pointed out a few missteps in the musical descriptions...she enjoyed this book. We all did, and I bet you will too!
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Brenda Caught in a Book
4.0 out of 5 stars Tate and Rebekah.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017
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A Note Yet Unsung is sweeping narrative set in Nashville at a time women musicians weren't welcome to play instruments in public. Rebekah returns home to Nashville from Vienna, following the death of her grandmother. She is looking for employment when she auditions for Tate, the conductor of the newly formed Nashville Philharmonic.

This book is well-written and full of heart. Rebekah faces everything with strength and persistence. Tate is so much more than what he seems at the beginning. Beautiful story set several years after the end of the Civil War.
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N. W.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2017
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I loved this book on so many levels. There was just enough intrigue to keep you on your toes, and the romance is sweet and clean. Alexander is the queen of research. If you love historical fiction, you'll love A Note Yet Unsung.
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SS Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Series Conclusion
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017
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A lovely conclusion to the Belmont Masion Series. I love how the author used three of Adelicia Acklen's favorite things: art, nature and music as the motivation behind each book in the series.

In 1871 Nashville it wasn't acceptable for a female to be part of a symphony. And yet, this is exactly the heart's desire of Rebekah Carrington. Initially, the local symphony's maestro, Tate Whitcomb is not kind to her or the idea of a female musician on stage.

Both Rebekah and Tate have difficult circumstances surrounding them that add depth to the novel. While the novel isn't awash in history, the author does a nice job of helping the reader feel the time period and geography.

The entire Belmont Mansion Series is wonderful.
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Phyllis Forsythe
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2017
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Best Tamera Alexander book of all so far! I really loved this book. Could be because of all my piano lessons as a kid, but I really related to this story and loved the characters.
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Truth Seeker
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018
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This is a pretty good story, but not great. I’ve read better and the author missed some good opportunities to make it better.
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Daalny
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid offering.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017
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I enjoyed the story overall. No surprises, even though I think there was supposed to be! The ending was quite rushed which left me feeling a little flat.
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Stacye0925
4.0 out of 5 stars Stacye
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2017
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Slow getting started but half way through it picked up
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bookworm
4.0 out of 5 stars A great book!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017
I recently read A Note Yet Unsung, by Tamera Alexander. This is the third book in the Belmont Mansion series. I have not read the first two books, but this one was written in such a way that it was a stand-alone novel and made sense on its own.

This book is set in the early 1870s; the main character is Rebekah Carrington. She was born in Nashville, but moved to Vienna as a teenager to study music. (Providentially, by living in Europe, she avoided living through the Civil War back in the United States.) She is an accomplished violinist and oboist, and dreams of being part of a symphony orchestra. However, women are not allowed to perform publicly because it is considered risqué and inappropriate. She auditions at the Nashville Philharmonic but is rebutted by the young but proficient conductor, Maestro Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb.

After a series of events, Rebekah finds employment at Belmont Mansion as a music teacher for the daughter of Nashville socialite Adelicia Cheatham. Mrs. Cheatham is a patron of the symphony, and when the maestro needs a music assistant to help him, Mrs. Cheatham offers for Rebekah to take a second job at the Nashville Philharmonic. At first, Rebekah is upset at having to work for the very man who would not give her a job as a musician in the Philharmonic. But over time, they start to work better together and even develop feelings for each other. But the maestro is hiding several huge, earth-shattering secrets.

I don’t want to give too much away, but this was a wonderful book!! There were SO many twists and turns! The book is over 400 pages and is chocked-full of surprises, tear-jerker scenes, and more. I found the book a little hard to get into the first 150 pages or so, but after that, it was a page-turner.

I’m a classical music buff, so I loved all the specific references to works by Beethoven, Ries, Bach, etc. I actually listened to some of the music mentioned as I was reading the book. I was just listening to the music on YouTube, but at the end of the book, the author mentions that all the music is available on her website (www.TameraAlexander.com). So now I plan to go back and listen to all of it! I also appreciated that multiple Bible promises and Scripture references were interwoven into the book. I am glad that the author emphasized how faith played a role in both Rebekah and Tate’s lives.

Although this is a clean book in the sense that there is no bad language or sex scenes, there are some disturbing scenes involving Rebekah’s step-father. There is also brief mention of violence, moonshine, etc. As such, I would say this book is better suited for 18 years+.

Before reading this book, I was unaware that women were not allowed to be musicians in symphonies and philharmonics. It’s amazing how much women have had to fight for the right to be considered professionals and equals with men. At the end of the book, in the Author’s Note, the author says “…though a few enormously brave, tenacious, and oh-so-talented women managed to gain acceptance into symphonies in the latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it was generally well into the 1970s before orchestras worldwide finally began to welcome females into their ranks.” Really unbelievable!! That was less than 50 years ago!! It’s hard to imagine how different life was for women, not so many years ago. I’m thankful I was born in this era!

All in all, this was a great book and I definitely recommend it! I would also like to read the first two books in the series at some point. The author has a wonderful writing style.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House for this review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.
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4girlymom
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift for Music-Loving Readers :)
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander is the third novel in the “Belmont Mansion” series, published by Bethany House. I haven’t read the other books in this series, but this one was fine as a stand-alone; I wouldn’t have even known it was in a series if I hadn’t been as familiar with this author.
This was a sweet story about Rebekah Carrington, a master violinist trying to make it in a music world filled with men and their prejudices. When the book begins, she is returning from Vienna, where she studied music for several years thanks to her grandmother’s contributions to her education. Now that her grandmother had passed, Rebekah had to return to Nashville where she tries to fit into the overwhelmingly male orchestra industry. Returning to her mother and step-father is a fate she doesn’t want to fathom, so she knows she is now on her own. Luckily, Rebekah becomes a governess for a daughter of a lady who has great sway in the local opera hall. Now she just has to get on her employer’s good side, which is not an easy feat.
Conductor Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb has been hired to compose a symphony for the opening of the new opera hall, but due to an accident shortly before the grand opening, his hearing is diminishing. When he hears the talent of a Ms. Carrington, he knows he needs her help, but can’t get over the fact that she’s a woman, and his belief that she shouldn’t be in the music industry. Can the two of them team up to fulfill each others’ dreams?
This was a rather long book that was a little hard to get into, but overall, it was a sweet story of people trying their best and overcoming social prejudices against them. The characters draw you in and make you hope for their happy endings right along with them. I loved the historical setting of it and will be passing the book along to my music-loving friends!
Thank you to Bethany House for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own and were not required to be positive.
*Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion – which I’ve done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.*
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