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With Violets (2005)

by Elizabeth Robards(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061579122 (ISBN13: 9780061579127)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: I wanted so badly to love this book. The story line was nice, but eventually it just got annoying and played out. The two lovers were literally on one day and off the next for years. And speaking of the timing, the copy I have listed dates in the middle of the pages, but the story progressed from day to day. At one point the date jumped ahead a few months, but the story continued as if it was the next day. At another point, the date had been written backwards causing me to believe we jumped ahead almost 30 years. Also, there were a lot of grammatical errors in this book that were very distracting.
review 2: This book is based on the true story of Berthe Morisot, a woman impressionist painter who became involved with the original troupe of French Impressionists ... moreand her sorted love affair with the great painter Edouard Manet, who was a married man and still led her to believe his love was genuine. The Napoleonic wars and other turmoil of the times are presented in a fascinating look into the French lifestyle of the mid 1800s. Learning to paint at the Louvre with master painters. Hand written notes sealed with wax, delivered by carriers, (no cell phones or Facebook then!). Horse-drawn carriages, oil lamps and wood fires. Sun dried sheets and long lacy dresses with cinched undergarments and laced up shoes. Painting on the country-side with a parasol, mixing the pigments with oil. Dainty patisseries and coffee for breakfast. Sneaking off to visit your married sister so you can meet up with your heart throb in a town where no one knows you. And as a woman, you are expected to paint as hobby, not as a profession or as your life's calling. I became absorbed into the story since I am also passionate about painting, so I could relate to Berthe Morisot's desires and motivations as an artist. I could only dream about painting in her circle of artist companions. less

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