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empressofbookingham 's review for:
The Improbability of Love
by Hannah Rothschild
I found that postcard in between the pages of a Harry Potter book during my inama expedition and it seems very appropriate with the theme and plot of this book. It's a print of the 1856 painting termed 'Over the fence' by Frederick Morgan. I usually just look at it and I have this lovely feelings erupt in me.
The Improbability of Love is a satire about the wealthy - and sometimes sinister - world of international art collecting. The tale is written in the third person omniscient point of view given that the author let's us know what the characters are thinking. The canvas itself is given a voice, relating its provenance in arch, self-satisfied tones. It's shrewd, spoiled, charming, world weary and cynical, he comments perceptively on Annie, and the modern world and tells tales about his previous owners: Louis XV, Voltaire, Catherine the Great among others.
Characters: the tale has quite a number of characters who contribute to the plot development but the main characters remains Annie, the painting & the Winkleman family. All raw, candid, flawed add that realism. The story is more character based rather than plot based but at some point they go hand in hand.
Symbolism: food, Pierrot, Winkleman family photo
The Improbability of Love is a satire about the wealthy - and sometimes sinister - world of international art collecting. The tale is written in the third person omniscient point of view given that the author let's us know what the characters are thinking. The canvas itself is given a voice, relating its provenance in arch, self-satisfied tones. It's shrewd, spoiled, charming, world weary and cynical, he comments perceptively on Annie, and the modern world and tells tales about his previous owners: Louis XV, Voltaire, Catherine the Great among others.
Characters: the tale has quite a number of characters who contribute to the plot development but the main characters remains Annie, the painting & the Winkleman family. All raw, candid, flawed add that realism. The story is more character based rather than plot based but at some point they go hand in hand.
Symbolism: food, Pierrot, Winkleman family photo