The Swan Thieves
Books | Fiction / Epistolary
3.4
(151)
Elizabeth Kostova
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
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More Details:
Author
Elizabeth Kostova
Pages
577
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2010-04-01
ISBN
0316071641 9780316071642
Ratings
Google: 3
Community ReviewsSee all
"Interesting read on love, manipulation, and healing. The many references to art history and methodology were very engaging to me, as an artist, and the story felt genuine in its creative interpretation of the impressionist movement. Good read for romance and history fans. "
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Emily
"I just couldn’t get into it tbh and gave up after 100 pages "
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Kamryn Rhinehart
"So good in the beginning and end. The middle is a bit boring. "
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Natalie Connery
"I absolutely love her writing style and have blown through every book I have read from her. I’m always thinking of the story and how it might end even when I’m not actively reading the book."
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Glena Osban