Name: The Velvet Hours (in English)
Price: 18.93 USD
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Author: Alyson Richman
ISBN: 9780425266267

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alyson Richman

Publisher

Berkley

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780425266267

Synopsis "The Velvet Hours (in English)"

From the international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters, comes a story—inspired by true events—of two women pursuing freedom and independence in Paris during WWII.As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young French woman closes the door to her late grandmother’s treasure-filled apartment, unsure if she’ll ever return. An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian cultivated a life of art and beauty, casting out all recollections of her impoverished childhood in the dark alleys of Montmartre. With Europe on the brink of war, she shares her story with her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron, using her prized possessions to reveal her innermost secrets. Most striking of all are a beautiful string of pearls and a magnificent portrait of Marthe painted by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini. As Marthe’s tale unfolds, like velvet itself, stitched with its own shadow and light, it helps to guide Solange on her own path. Inspired by the true account of an abandoned Parisian apartment, Alyson Richman brings to life Solange, the young woman forced to leave her fabled grandmother’s legacy behind to save all that she loved.

Alyson Richman

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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.

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