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Portrait of a Woman in White : A Novel by Susan Winkler (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherShe Writes Press

ISBN-101938314832

ISBN-139781938314834

eBay Product ID (ePID)201631159

Product Key Features

Book TitlePortrait of a Woman in White : a Novel

Number of Pages276 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicWar & Military, General, Historical, Jewish

IllustratorYes

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreFiction

AuthorSusan Winkler

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-933540

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"...Winkler takes a topic of growing interest, the recovery and return of art stolen by the Nazis, and weaves a story spanning 23 years about one family and one painting. But this is not a novel about the horrors of war or the detective work involved in art recovery. Instead, Winkler focuses on the struggles of trying to reestablish a life when everything you know and love is gone." -Booklist "Each copy should come with a 'Perfect for Book Club' sticker on the cover!" -Rose City Reader "Fiction depicting one family . . . serves deep truths about individuals and societies. We are invited to consider how art is valued or debased, and what is transitory in our lives, what permanent. A compelling journey." -Dr. David Altshuler, Founding Director, Museum of Jewish Heritage " Portrait of a Woman in White is a fairy tale, interrupted . . . a poignant novel about the members of a close Jewish family whose beautiful lives are suddenly shattered when the Nazis invade France. Placed against the backdrop of Hitler's efforts to plunder a nation's cultural treasures, the story gives us characters and a world of such refinement that any reader will be captivated."Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures "Two cultured French families lose everything in the Second World War, even each other. Winkler spins from this tragic tale a thing of beauty, as delicately radiant as the imagined painting at its core, even as she keeps the pages turning until the end." -Nicole Mones, author of Night in Shanghai "I've read Portrait of a Woman in White with great enjoyment. What a beautiful story." -Douglas Preston, best-selling author of seventeen novels, including White Fire, "...Winkler takes a topic of growing interest, the recovery and return of art stolen by the Nazis, and weaves a story spanning 23 years about one family and one painting. But this is not a novel about the horrors of war or the detective work involved in art recovery. Instead, Winkler focuses on the struggles of trying to reestablish a life when everything you know and love is gone." -Booklist "Each copy should come with a 'Perfect for Book Club' sticker on the cover!" -Rose City Reader "Fiction depicting one family . . . serves deep truths about individuals and societies. We are invited to consider how art is valued or debased, and what is transitory in our lives, what permanent. A compelling journey."" Portrait of a Woman in White is a fairy tale, interrupted . . . a poignant novel about the members of a close Jewish family whose beautiful lives are suddenly shattered when the Nazis invade France. Placed against the backdrop of Hitler's efforts to plunder a nation's cultural treasures, the story gives us characters and a world of such refinement that any reader will be captivated."Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures "Two cultured French families lose everything in the Second World War, even each other. Winkler spins from this tragic tale a thing of beauty, as delicately radiant as the imagined painting at its core, even as she keeps the pages turning until the end." -Nicole Mones, author of Night in Shanghai "I've read Portrait of a Woman in White with great enjoyment. What a beautiful story."White Fire, "Fiction depicting one family . . . serves deep truths about individuals and societies. We are invited to consider how art is valued or debased, and what is transitory in our lives, what permanent. A compelling journey." --Dr. David Altshuler, Founding Director, Museum of Jewish Heritage, "....Winkler takes a topic of growing interest, the recovery and return of art stolen by the Nazis, and weaves a story spanning 23 years about one family and one painting. But this is not a novel about the horrors of war or the detective work involved in art recovery. Instead, Winkler focuses on the struggles of trying to reestablish a life when everything you know and love is gone."-Booklist

Dewey Decimal813.54

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisFrance, 1940. Nazi forces march towards Paris. Lili Rosenswig's wealthy and eccentric family is ensconced in their country chateau with their sumptuous collection of arts and antiques. The beloved Matisse portrait of Lili's mother has been brought from their Paris salon for safety. It is the day before young lovers Lili and Paul are to be married that they are forced to flee and their fortunes change irrevocably. Lili and her family escape but Paul must stay behind to defend his country. In their struggle to adapt to changing circumstances in an unpredictable world, all are pushed to reinvent themselves. When top Nazi Hermann Göring loots their Matisse portrait, their story is intertwined with the fate of the painting. PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN WHITE is a moving family saga, an obsessive search for lost love and lost art and how far we will go to survive.

LC Classification NumberPS3623.I66266P67