> Setting: Washington, D.C., present day and Paris 1870s
> Plot: Man attacks painting @ National Gallery, admitted to psych clinic.....refuses to speak, draws same woman obsessively.....psychiatrist, Marlowe, tries to piece his life together through packet of old letters and conversation with patient's ex-wife and ex-lover
> Loss of aimlessness....used to be enjoyed by leafing through books randomly, replaced by "surfing the net"....is it equivalent? Author says not.....no smell of books!
> awareness of very real lives of people in the past
> dual story lines done very well
> nice info on Impressionism
> Themes: love, art, artists, fate, honor, self-discovery through relationships, choices
> LibraryThing Review: Audiobook.......Mixed review. Interesting enough plot....a psychiatrist tries to unravel the story of his patient who refuses to speak. Let's just say that the psychiatrist breaks every rule of confidentiality known to mankind, and if this artist patient is at all true to form...beware living with an impassioned artist! Seriously, if you are not yet tired of the ubiquitous dual story line, you may find this to be a long, yet enjoyable read. Themes include....life of artists, love, passion, persistence, and obsession.
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