The Swan Thieves

Description

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he 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 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.

Product Details

Price

$19.99 $18.59

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Publish Date

November 03, 2010

Pages

592

Dimensions

5.56 X 8.24 X 1.59 inches | 1.15 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780316065795

BISAC Categories:

Psychological

Mystery & Detective - Historical

Epistolary

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About the Author

Elizabeth Kostova is the author of the international bestseller The Historian. She graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress.

Reviews

BookPage
Entertainment Weekly
The Swan Thieves offers plenty of the same pleasures." Washington Post
The Swan Thieves shows the same meticulous historical research and scene-setting description that elevated The Historian from a vampire tale to a work of art." Associated Press
The Historian have been waiting a long time for a new work from Kostova. They won't be disappointed." Denver Post

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