Comment

Oct 27, 2018JAL49 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Our book group had a wonderful discussion after reading this book, and of course we all went straight out to the library to get CD's of whatever specific Mozart compositions were mentioned. The lion's share of the narrative is about the author's own relationship with her pet starling - raising it practically from birth, fashioning nests, building an aviary, letting it fly free around the house - with brief mentions of Mozart's starling, tucked in around more biographical bits and pieces about Mozart. Fascinating information about bird song, vocalization, mimicry, etc. - we all loved the science of it - and well-written anecdotes about the author walking around Vienna and Salzburg hunting for Mozart's homes, gravesite and memorabilia. Well-researched.