Luncheon of the Boating Party
by Susan Vreeland
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Author: Susan VreelandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN: 0143113526
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Best Book Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was one of the best books I've ever read. With all that France has had to endure, the French people are celebrated here through art, food and the love of the outdoors. Ms. Vreeland did an excellent job researching her subject. If you are not an avid art lover or Impressionist fan, you will be after reading this book. Renoir painted happiness and her book depicts this. Yes, the characters all brought their struggles to the table so to speak, but look at this painting - they are all having a good time. No matter how much hardship - people survive.
This was a great book club pick. Many in my club had no idea about art or this painting. They really enjoyed the trip into France and into a painter's life. It made for a great theme, too. It makes me want to go see the actual painting in Washington D.C.!
Summary of Luncheon of the Boating Party
A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, "done with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself" (USA Today)With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists' lives. Now, as she did in Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Vreeland once again focuses on a single painting-Auguste Renoir's instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir's real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a caf? terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that "the painting literally comes alive" (The Boston Globe).
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