The Kingdom of Back Summary
Marie Lu

The Kingdom of Back Overview

Marie Lu's novel, The Kingdom of Back, is the story of Wolfgang Mozart's older sister, Nannerl, who was equally as talented as her brother and who wrote some of his early compositions. Over the years, the siblings spent countless hours together and weaved elaborate stories of the Kingdom of Back, a magical place where dreams could come true but with terrible consequences. The novel's main themes are parental influence, social expectations, and coming of age.