Mainly books, but also other pleasing things
Posted in Art history, Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Fiction on Aug 5th, 2010
I didn’t write about Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett as soon as I’d finished reading it, which is a pity because I only made a few notes whilst reading and now my memory of it is fading fast. It took me some time to get really involved in the story, which is a [...]
Posted in Art, Art history, Book Reviews, Impressionists, Non-fiction, Paintings, Support Your Library Challenge 2009 on Apr 21st, 2009
Non-fiction books often take me a while to read and Sue Roe’s The Private Lives of the Impressionists is no exception; not however, because it’s difficult to read or boring, but simply because I decided to read it slowly. The Impressionists were a mixed bunch, including Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne, Renoir, Degas, Sisley, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and [...]
Posted in Art, Art history, Books, Impressionists, Library Loot, Non-fiction on Mar 14th, 2009
I don’t need to borrow any more books, but I had to go to the library to return The Gargoyle (see here) and of course then I couldn’t leave without at least looking at the books. This week I concentrated on non-fiction as I already have a few novels on the go. I read non-fiction much [...]
Posted in Art history, Book Reviews, Fiction on Feb 27th, 2009
I’ve just finished reading Marina Fiorato’s new novel, The Madonna of the Almonds, which will be out on 14 May. It is a love story above all, but there is so much more as well. It’s set in Italy in the 16th century, about a young widow, Simonetta di Saronno, struggling to save her home, who [...]
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