Maria: A Novel of Maria Von Trapp Novel by Michelle Moran

Michelle Moran's novel Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp is a work of historical fiction that retells the story of Maria von Trapp, focusing on the conflicts between the real woman and the fictionalized version in The Sound of Music. The narrative alternates between 1950s New York City, where a fictionalized assistant to Oscar Hammerstein learns Maria's real story, and Austria, where the events of the von Trapp family's life unfold. The book explores aspects of Maria's life omitted from the musical, such as her relationship with her stepchildren and the challenging reality of their family's departure from Austria.