num_pages: 464
description: Rich in historical detail and period characters, this multi-layered novel set against the backdrop of the Romantic era captures the lives and love affair of composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife, Clara, and their relationships with the artists and musicians of their time, in a lively and sensuous tale of music, madness, genius, and passion. 35,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Longing
titlecomplete: Longing
genres: Fiction, Historical, Music, Germany, Historical Fiction, Unfinished
ratings_count: 208
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt