The Swan Thieves

The Swan Thieves

by ElizabethKostova (Author)

Synopsis

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life - solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy; from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve hope.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Export ed
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 15 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 1847442412
ISBN 13: 9781847442413
Book Overview: * The highly anticipated new novel by the author of the international bestseller THE HISTORIAN.

Media Reviews
A mesmerising psychological mystery. Good Housekeeping An atmospheric, richly entertaining piece of work. The Times The Swan Thieves is an intriguing detective story that kept me guessing from start to finish. Daily Express Her highly anticipated new novel does not disappoint, serving up another intriguing tale which explores secrets of the past. News of the World
Author Bio
Elizabeth Kostova graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress for The Historian.