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The Lady in Gold - by Anne-Marie O'Connor (Paperback)

 The Lady in Gold - by  Anne-Marie O'Connor (Paperback)
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"Fascinating. . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." --<i>The Washington Post <p/></i>"A celebration of art and persistence. . . . O'Connor's book brings Klimt's exceptional portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer home, broadening the meaning of homeland at the same time." --<i>The Christian Science Monitor <p/></i>"Ms. O'Connor has told an important story." --<i>The Wall Street Journal</i><br> <i> </i><br> "O'Connor skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse. . . . A nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." --<i>Bookforum</i> <p/>"Captivating." --MORE Magazine <p/> "Combines detailed reportage with passionate storytelling. . . . Unraveling the portrait's journey also reveals how global norms of art and war have changed, and the powerful roles that art plays in politics, society, identity and memory." --<i>The Rumpus<br></i><br> "A fascinating book." --<i>The Dallas Morning News<br></i><br> "Richly drawn. . . . Part history and part mystery, <i>The Lady</i> <i>in Gold</i> is a striking tale." --<i>BookPage<br></i><br> "The lusciously detailed story of Gustav Klimt's most famous painting, detailing the relationship between the artist, the subject, their heirs and those who coveted the masterpiece. . . . Art-history fans will love the deep details of the painting, and history buffs will revel in the facts O'Connor includes as she exposes a deeper picture of World War II." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/> "Intriguing. . . . Poignant and convincing. . . . Vividly evokes the intellectually precocious and ambitious Adele's rich cultural and social milieu in Vienna, and how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt." --<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i><br> "Writing with a novelist's dynamism, O'Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." --<i>Booklist</i> (starred review)

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