Girl in Hyacinth Blue
by Susan Vreeland
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Author: Susan VreelandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-01
ISBN: 014029628X
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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- ISBN13: 9780140296280
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Book Review: Delicate just like Vermeer
Summary: 5 Stars
An impressive collection of interlinked short stories, which traces an imaginary painting by Vermeer back through time, describing incidents concerning various people who have owned the picture and fallen under its spell. Each of the stories is complete in itself and records the aspirations, desires and disappointments of those to whom the picture, hauntingly portrayed by the author with an appreciation for art which is communicated to the reader, has played a significant part in their lives.I found the stories to be very moving and told with sympathy for and understanding of peoples' lifestyles. Daily incidents are described with touching detail and each period of time is imagined in ways which are thought provoking and filled with humane recognition of the different things, often comparatively small, which can be important in everyday living.
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