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Review THE SWAN THIEVES
I absolutely love THE SWAN THIEVES, a
magical story of art and love. The author's masterful description creates glorious images of art by famous and lesser-known artists, each striving for the elusive muse that will inspire a masterpiece.- Robert Oliver has found his muse while descending into mental illness. A gifted artist and art teacher, Robert becomes obsessed
with the l870s work of Beatrice de Clerval,a woman of great beauty. She was an artist during the French Impressionism era and in love with a contemporary artist Olivier Vignot. Robert steals letters written by the lovers and becomes obsessed with their relationship as well. The lovely Beatrice de Clerval becomes Robert's subject in dozens of stunning paintings, his preoccupation with the woman causing the end of his marriage - When in his madness, Robert attacks a painting at the National Gallery of art, he becomes the patient of psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, entering the hospital with his packet of 130 year-old love letters
and the disinclination to speak after uttering a few words - Marlow, himself an artist, is eager to help Robert but his efforts are thwarted by his refusal to talk. - Marlow must learn about Robert through the people who knew
him best, his ex-wife, his former girlfriend, his former teaching associates. During his search for whatever accounts for Robert's condition,he travels to speak to people who have personal knowledge of
Beatrice de Clerval and her lover. He
discovers a great deal about himself and
his patient. He unravels a mystery that
spans over a century and finds the woman who will become his wife.- The truly
amazing plot kept me reading avidly through nearly 600 pages. I loved the
inspired descriptions of the art world,
I loved the mystery inherent in the plot,
I loved the two romances. I highly recommend this lovely book and give it
five stars.
magical story of art and love. The author's masterful description creates glorious images of art by famous and lesser-known artists, each striving for the elusive muse that will inspire a masterpiece.- Robert Oliver has found his muse while descending into mental illness. A gifted artist and art teacher, Robert becomes obsessed
with the l870s work of Beatrice de Clerval,a woman of great beauty. She was an artist during the French Impressionism era and in love with a contemporary artist Olivier Vignot. Robert steals letters written by the lovers and becomes obsessed with their relationship as well. The lovely Beatrice de Clerval becomes Robert's subject in dozens of stunning paintings, his preoccupation with the woman causing the end of his marriage - When in his madness, Robert attacks a painting at the National Gallery of art, he becomes the patient of psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, entering the hospital with his packet of 130 year-old love letters
and the disinclination to speak after uttering a few words - Marlow, himself an artist, is eager to help Robert but his efforts are thwarted by his refusal to talk. - Marlow must learn about Robert through the people who knew
him best, his ex-wife, his former girlfriend, his former teaching associates. During his search for whatever accounts for Robert's condition,he travels to speak to people who have personal knowledge of
Beatrice de Clerval and her lover. He
discovers a great deal about himself and
his patient. He unravels a mystery that
spans over a century and finds the woman who will become his wife.- The truly
amazing plot kept me reading avidly through nearly 600 pages. I loved the
inspired descriptions of the art world,
I loved the mystery inherent in the plot,
I loved the two romances. I highly recommend this lovely book and give it
five stars.
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