Possible Clues:

• Jacob's mother as heroine of so-called novel
• Novel instrument used at start and end of cantata
• Hitchcock movie
• Novel about leader's old violin
• Well woman? That's novel!
• Kirstie's 'Cheers' role
• Girl swigging a beer outside cricket club
• Title character who dies before the novel begins
• Daphne du Maurier novel; girl's name
• Girl on short tour of duty catches colds