A new novel has just been been published about Mary Cassatt and Degas to terrific reviews. Travel back to Paris in the days of the Impressionists! The author is the much acclaimed Robin Oliveira and the publisher is Viking Penguin.
STORY: The young Mary Cassatt never thought moving to Paris after the Civil War
was going to be easy, but when, after a decade of work, her submission
to the Paris Salon is rejected, Mary's fierce determination wavers. Her
father is imploring her to return to Philadelphia to find a husband
before it is too late, her sister Lydia is falling mysteriously ill, and
worse, Mary is beginning to doubt herself. Then one evening a friend
introduces her to Edgar Degas and her life changes forever. Years later
she will learn that he had begged the introduction, but in that moment
their meeting seems a miracle. So begins the defining period of her life
and the most tempestuous of relationships.
Robin's website to buy the novel!
http://robinoliveira.com/i-always-loved-you/the-book.php
