Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (2000, Trade Paperback-image

Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (2000, Trade Paperback

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Item Height: 0.7in Topic: Psychological, Mystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Cozy, Family Life, Literary, Historical Original Language: English ISBN: 9780140296280 Genre: Fiction Publication Year: 2000 width: 4.5in Language: English Item Width: 4.5in height: 0.7in Narrative Type: Fiction Features: Ex-Library Item Length: 7.3in Format: Trade Paperback Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults Author: Susan Vreeland Inscribed: Yes Signed: No Ex Libris: Yes Book Title: Girl in Hyacinth Blue Type: Novel Number of Pages: 250 Country of Origin: United States Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (2000, Trade Paperback. Susan Vreeland's characters remind us, through their love of this mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it, what lasts and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable. This luminous story begins in the present day, when a professor invites a colleague to his home to see a painting that he has kept secret for decades. The professor swears it is a Vermeer but why has he hidden this important work for so long? The reasons unfold in a series of events that trace the ownership of the painting back to World War II and Amsterdam, and still further back to the moment of the work's inspiration. As the painting moves through each owner's hands, what was long hidden quietly surfaces, illuminating poignant moments in multiple lives. Susan Vreeland's characters remind us, through their love of this mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it, what lasts and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable.

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