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.
The most desirable paperback summer 2010. All advertising to reference The Historian Huge presence on the London Underground Nationwide press advertising Possible promotions with art galleries Reading group notesAbout the AuthorElizabeth 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.
Book InformationISBN 9780751541427
Author Elizabeth KostovaFormat Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint SpherePublisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 39mm