Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “Maria La Divina” : “A Novel of Maria Callas” by Jerome Charyn, September 16, 2025, Bellevue Literary Press, Over The River Public Relations

Jerome Charyn, the Author of “Maria La Divina” “A Novel of Maria Callas” has written a powerful, intriguing, captivating, and memorable Historical Fiction, and Biographical Fiction novel. I appreciate how the author depicts a young Maria Callas as “ an ugly duckling. that turns into a swan”.When Maria was young, she had to wear thick glasses and was a big girl. It wasn’t until she would sing in her commanding and impressive voice, was she recognized as a powerhouse that made her into one of the world’s most valued opera singers. Maria grew up in poverty, and her mother was manipulative and competitive. With singing classes, hard work, Maria Callas not only used her voice, but her emotional attachment to make viewers weep as they watched her sing in operas. I appreciate that the author mentions her attachment to her birds and dogs. I learned many things about Maria Callas, that I was not aware of. Bravo to Jerome Charyn for the tremendous historical research he used for this well written book.