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The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
by Dominic Smith
This book follows three characters in two timelines (2-1/2 really). In 17th century Amsterdam, Sara de Vos, a composite based on histogram female painters. In the 20th century, bourgeois lawyer Marty de Groot, and in the 21st, protagonist Ellie Shipley, art historian.
I kept reading because I felt that the story had potential, but more than it actually delivered. The 17th century scenes felt well-sketched, but the more modern ones, especially the interactions between Marty and Ellie, didn't work for me. Large chunks of their lives were unexamined and their near-romance not believable.
I didn't dislike it, but I can't really recommend it, either.
I kept reading because I felt that the story had potential, but more than it actually delivered. The 17th century scenes felt well-sketched, but the more modern ones, especially the interactions between Marty and Ellie, didn't work for me. Large chunks of their lives were unexamined and their near-romance not believable.
I didn't dislike it, but I can't really recommend it, either.