Lisette's List
Author: VREELAND, SUSAN
ISBN: 9780812980196
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 23 Jun 2015
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
From the bestselling author of Plt;IPgt;Girl in Hyacinth BluePlt;/IPgt; and Plt;IPgt;Clara and Mr. TiffanyPlt;/IPgt;, a novel centered on the great artists CP#233;zanne, Pissarro, Chagall, and Picasso--a story of art and life, love and loss, set against the backdrop of World World II.
Plt;bPgt;From Susan Vreeland, bestselling author of such acclaimed novels as Plt;iPgt;Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Clara and Mr. Tiffany, Plt;/iPgt;comes a richly imagined story of a womanP#8217;s awakening in the south of Vichy FranceP#8212;to the power of art, to the beauty of provincial life, and to love in the midst of war.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband, AndrP#233;, move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for AndrP#233;P#8217;s grandfather Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Pissarro and CP#233;zanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. Pascal begins to tutor Lisette in both art and life, allowing her to see his small collection of paintings and the ProvenP#231;al landscape itself in a new light. Inspired by PascalP#8217;s advice to P#8220;Do the important things first,P#8221; Lisette begins a list of vows to herself (#Plt;iPgt;4. Learn what makes a painting greatPlt;/iPgt;). When war breaks out, AndrP#233; goes off to the front, but not before hiding PascalP#8217;s paintings to keep them from the NazisP#8217; reach.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; With German forces spreading across Europe, the sudden fall of Paris, and the rise of Vichy France, Lisette sets out to locate the paintings (Plt;iPgt;#11. Find the paintings in my lifetimePlt;/iPgt;). Her search takes her through the stunning French countryside, where she befriends Marc and Bella Chagall, who are in hiding before their flight to America, and acquaints her with the land, her neighbors, and even herself in ways she never dreamed possible. Through joy and tragedy, occupation and liberation, small acts of kindness and great acts of courage, Lisette learns to forgive the past, to live robustly, and to love again.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;LisetteP#8217;s ListPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;VreelandP#8217;s love of painters and painting, her meticulous research and pitch-perfect descriptive talents . . . are abundantly evident in her new novel.P#8221;Plt;bPgt;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#8220;This historical novelP#8217;s . . . great strength is its lovingly detailed setting. . . . Readers will enjoy lingering in the sun-dappled, fruit-scented ProvenP#231;al landscape that Vreeland brings to life.P#8221;Plt;bPgt;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Boston GlobePlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780812980196
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 23 Jun 2015
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
From the bestselling author of Plt;IPgt;Girl in Hyacinth BluePlt;/IPgt; and Plt;IPgt;Clara and Mr. TiffanyPlt;/IPgt;, a novel centered on the great artists CP#233;zanne, Pissarro, Chagall, and Picasso--a story of art and life, love and loss, set against the backdrop of World World II.
Plt;bPgt;From Susan Vreeland, bestselling author of such acclaimed novels as Plt;iPgt;Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Clara and Mr. Tiffany, Plt;/iPgt;comes a richly imagined story of a womanP#8217;s awakening in the south of Vichy FranceP#8212;to the power of art, to the beauty of provincial life, and to love in the midst of war.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband, AndrP#233;, move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for AndrP#233;P#8217;s grandfather Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Pissarro and CP#233;zanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. Pascal begins to tutor Lisette in both art and life, allowing her to see his small collection of paintings and the ProvenP#231;al landscape itself in a new light. Inspired by PascalP#8217;s advice to P#8220;Do the important things first,P#8221; Lisette begins a list of vows to herself (#Plt;iPgt;4. Learn what makes a painting greatPlt;/iPgt;). When war breaks out, AndrP#233; goes off to the front, but not before hiding PascalP#8217;s paintings to keep them from the NazisP#8217; reach.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; With German forces spreading across Europe, the sudden fall of Paris, and the rise of Vichy France, Lisette sets out to locate the paintings (Plt;iPgt;#11. Find the paintings in my lifetimePlt;/iPgt;). Her search takes her through the stunning French countryside, where she befriends Marc and Bella Chagall, who are in hiding before their flight to America, and acquaints her with the land, her neighbors, and even herself in ways she never dreamed possible. Through joy and tragedy, occupation and liberation, small acts of kindness and great acts of courage, Lisette learns to forgive the past, to live robustly, and to love again.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;LisetteP#8217;s ListPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;VreelandP#8217;s love of painters and painting, her meticulous research and pitch-perfect descriptive talents . . . are abundantly evident in her new novel.P#8221;Plt;bPgt;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#8220;This historical novelP#8217;s . . . great strength is its lovingly detailed setting. . . . Readers will enjoy lingering in the sun-dappled, fruit-scented ProvenP#231;al landscape that Vreeland brings to life.P#8221;Plt;bPgt;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Boston GlobePlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
