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Beautifully written story covering 60 or so years in the life of Rachel Pomit Pissarro, the mother of the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro. It was set in Paris and St. Thomas - and the imagery describing both places was wonderful. Lots of information on life in St Thomas in the early to mid 1800s with issues of class, religion, social norms dictating every aspect of their lives. Had fun looking at the paintings of Pissarro on the Internet. It is as if the entire book was written though a p
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