Book Summary. 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 Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope. Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. · The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. Elizabeth Kostova's first novel was breathtaking, but can she match it with her follow-up, asks Lisa Author: Lisa O'kelly. The Swan Thieves (), a historical novel by American writer Elizabeth Kostova, follows a psychiatrist who must understand why his patient, a renowned artist, destroyed a painting in the National Gallery of Art; together they expose a tragedy at the center of French Impressionist art. Critics praise the book for its exploration of the power of art, and how art can give society hope when we need it most.
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. Elizabeth Kostova's first novel was breathtaking, but can she match it with her follow-up, asks Lisa O'Kelly. Lisa O'Kelly. Sat EST. 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. Elizabeth Kostova made her name with her first novel, "The Historian," a modern-day vampire tale. With her second novel, "The Swan Thieves," she tries her hand at a modern-day bodice ripper.
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. Elizabeth Kostova's first novel was breathtaking, but can she match it with her follow-up, asks Lisa O'Kelly. Lisa O'Kelly. Sat EST. Book Summary. 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 Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope. Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. Elizabeth Kostova is the author of The Historian, The Swan Thieves, and the forthcoming novel The Shadow Land.
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