Girl In Hyacinth Blue
by Susan Vreeland | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 014029628x Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 014029628x Global Overview for this book
Registered by CynthiaA of Brantford, Ontario Canada on 3/17/2008
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
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Acquired off of Bookmooch.
A beautiful, gentle, subtle piece of art that will stay with me forever. I am talking about Susan Vreeland's lovely novel, but that description could just as easily apply to the painting that is the novel's focus.
Vreeland gives her readers a history of a fictional Vermeer painting of a young girl dressed in a blue smock. The painting has lived in many homes over its life. Readers are taken through the painting's journey in reverse chronological order. We see how different people respond to the painting's beauty. Each chapter tells a story about people who owned the painting, with the final chapters being told by the painter and the model.
The book is about relationships and communication. About people who love art because it makes them feel, and about people who love art because it makes them rich.
In the same way that a good author can paint pictures with their words, Vreeland teaches us that a good painter can tell stories with their brush.
I will definately seek out other works by this author.
Vreeland gives her readers a history of a fictional Vermeer painting of a young girl dressed in a blue smock. The painting has lived in many homes over its life. Readers are taken through the painting's journey in reverse chronological order. We see how different people respond to the painting's beauty. Each chapter tells a story about people who owned the painting, with the final chapters being told by the painter and the model.
The book is about relationships and communication. About people who love art because it makes them feel, and about people who love art because it makes them rich.
In the same way that a good author can paint pictures with their words, Vreeland teaches us that a good painter can tell stories with their brush.
I will definately seek out other works by this author.
Gave to my niece.
