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This novel consists of 8 short stories, some first person and others third person, concerning a Vermeer painting and its owners from present day working back to when the work was created. The painting has a different meaning for each story's protagonist.
The stories range through centuries of Dutch history
You could see the stories as paired. "Love Enough" and "A Night Different From All Other Nights" deal with the Holocaust. "Adagia" and "Hyacinth Blue" are the least connected--both are set in th ...more
The stories range through centuries of Dutch history
You could see the stories as paired. "Love Enough" and "A Night Different From All Other Nights" deal with the Holocaust. "Adagia" and "Hyacinth Blue" are the least connected--both are set in th ...more
Vreeland's writing is magical with the ability to take you out of the moment and into the history of this lovely painting. What a trip it was! I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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