Our Strange Duet
Inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
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- Expected 1 Sept 2026
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- 9,49 €
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Publisher Description
A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig.
She was never just the voice he shaped . . .
A rising soprano with a gift she is only just learning to embrace, Christine Daaé has moved through the glittering world of the Opera Populaire longing to find her purpose. Instead, she finds herself caught between two men who refuse to let her slip quietly into the chorus.
One is Raoul, her childhood friend turned devoted admirer, offering her a future filled with warmth, safety, and a love that feels like sunlight. The other is a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Opera House: The Phantom. His brilliance, obsession, and dangerous devotion to nurturing Christine’s talents ignites a dark and complicated passion in her heart.
As Christine’s star ascends, so does the tension between Raoul and the Phantom. She must decide who she is when the curtain falls—and what she’s willing to risk for the life she wants.
Set against the sweeping, romantic world of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, Our Strange Duet allows Christine Daaé to take center stage to tell her own story: fierce, emotional, and unforgettable.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Craig (House of Salt and Sorrows) delivers an alluring reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera from the perspective of ingénue Christine Daaé. In late-19th-century Paris, 20-year-old chorus dancer Christine, the orphaned daughter of a talented violinist, dreams of becoming a singer. After she clashes with temperamental leading soprano Carlotta Giudicelli, Christine is exiled from the rest of the corps, forced to dress in a room that's rumored haunted by the enigmatic Opera Ghost. When a voice begins coaching Christine's vocal practice, she initially believes it's the Angel of Music, a spirit her father claimed would one day guide her toward greatness. She soon begins to suspect that the voice belongs to the Opera Ghost, and that he's manipulating things in Christine's favor, after a plummeting backdrop wounds Carlotta, allowing Christine to sing in her place and rise to stardom. Meanwhile, Christine reconnects with childhood crush Raoul de Chagny, the new patron of the opera house, and finds herself caught in a dangerous love triangle with the moody, obsessive Opera Ghost and sweet, handsome Raoul. The novel leans heavily on its source material, rarely treading new ground. The result is a propulsive if unoriginal homage. Ages 12–up.
