Poinsettia Girl

Poinsettia Girl

The Story of Agata della Pieta

by Jennifer Wizbowski

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Historical fiction set in Venice in 1710 and inspired by Agata de la Pieta, an orphan musician of the Ospedale de la Pieta. After her mother dies, ten-year-old Agata is sent to the Pieta, where the orphanage's music school becomes both refuge and confinement as she grows into her musical gifts and faces a choice between the life music has given her and the possibility of family.

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  1. 1

    How does the Ospedale de la Pieta function as both a sanctuary and a prison for Agata, and how do you think physical and emotional confinement shapes her artistic expression?

  2. 2

    Music serves as Agata’s refuge after the trauma of losing her mother; in your own life, what creative or artistic outlets have provided comfort during difficult transitions?

  3. 3

    Agata is forced to navigate a difficult choice between the security of her musical career at the Pieta and the uncertain pull of biological family—how do you define "family" in the context of this novel?

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