1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters.Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the family's crowning achievement.But what is a father to do when his son's path is not what he had planned? And how can a son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?
Es una reconocida autora de bestsellers, entre los que destacan The Last Van Gogh y The Garden of Letters; además de ser una talentosa pintora que se graduó en el Wellesley College en Historia del Arte y Cultura Japonesa. Sus novelas, que han sido traducidas a más de dieciocho idiomas, combinan su profundo amor por el arte, la historia y los viajes. Vive en Long Island con su esposo y sus dos hijos.
