Barbara B. (redhatter) reviewed on 5/31/2006 + 577 more book reviews

More than two decades have passed since Antoinette Giry, the mistress of the corps de ballet at the Paris Opera, rescued a hideously disfigured boy named Erik from a carnival and brought him to live in the labrinthine cellars of the opera house. Soon, threafter, his intense, unrequited love for a beautiful chorous girl set in motion a tragic strain of events, forcing him to flee Paris forever. Now, as she lies dying in a convent, Madame Giry tells the untold story of the Phantom and his clandestine journey to New York City to start anew, where he would become a wealthy entrepreneur and build the glorious Manhattan Opera House...all so he could see his beloved, now a famous diva, once again. But the outcome of her visit would prove even more devestating than before-and yet, would allow the Phantom to know, for the first time in his brutal life, the true meaning of love...

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