The Choir by Carol M. Cram is a book that I obtained through Book Funnel. I decided to read it because it deals with women who sing even though they aren't supposed to be able to do so. I love to sing!
So this novel deals with British lower class women forming a choir in the 19th century. They aren't expected to have the leisure to sing. The lower class are supposed to be continually struggling to survive. The women in the choir must deal with marriage and family commitments plus long work hours that conflict with their performances.
This book also deals with a male character who is blackmailed for being gay. Gay characters are an interest of mine, but the last time I reviewed a novel on this blog that deals with a gay character, it was Michelangelo in Michelangelo and the Stone Mistress back in 2022 here .
I am sometimes sentimental. So I'll admit that when there was a positive resolution to a relationship in this novel that had turned romantic, there were tears is my eyes. I hope that readers are also moved by the emotional intensity of certain relationships within the pages of this novel.
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