The back cover blurb summarizes the book as follows: "Amsterdam, 1631: Sara de Vos, the first female master painter in the Guild of St. Luke, defies convention by painting a haunting landscape. New York City, 1957: Her only known surviving work, At the Edge of a Wood, hangs in the bedroom of a wealthy lawyer descended from the original owner. Ellie Shipley, a struggling art history student, paints a forgery for an art dealer. Sydney, 2000: Now a celebrated art historian and curator, Ellie mounts an exhibit of female Dutch painters and finds that both versions are en route to her museum."
Loved, loved, loved this book. Each era depicts women artists in the male dominated art world. There was alot of information on art history, art restoration and forgeries which I found to be exciting. Of course, there is also alot of information about Dutch painters of the 17th century. The author was well researched in these areas.
All of the characters were appealing, especially Sara. I enjoyed reading about her life even though the author created her from a composite of real Dutch female painters. She seemed real to me and I felt that I had known her. Another great feature was that there were at least 3 strong female characters, remarkable in a book written by a man and done so well.
This book is a must read.
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