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A review by _annabel
The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
4.0
Very interesting book about what is art and why people collect art and what makes art valuable. The main character is a young lady, Annie, who has just been dumped by her boyfriend of ten years, who sounds terrible. And she has moved to London to try and reinvent herself. There she finds a painting in a junk shop and buys it for a man who then stands her up. She meets an art gallery guide who falls in love with her and helps her to try and figure out what the painting is.
There is also the Winklemans, a family of art dealers who are living a lie. The father was a Nazi and stole the identity of a Jewish boy. He also stole many paintings from the Jews and then pretended he was also Jewish and sold them, making millions. His daughter discovers this secret and frames Annie for theft and murder in a bid to hide her secret. She is eventually found out though and Annie is released and can move on with her life.
It’s very interesting about the reasons rich people buy art, nothing to do with actually liking the art and all to do with being rich and powerful and making sure everyone else knows. It’s not very complimentary to the art world at all, nobody is spared.
There is also the Winklemans, a family of art dealers who are living a lie. The father was a Nazi and stole the identity of a Jewish boy. He also stole many paintings from the Jews and then pretended he was also Jewish and sold them, making millions. His daughter discovers this secret and frames Annie for theft and murder in a bid to hide her secret. She is eventually found out though and Annie is released and can move on with her life.
It’s very interesting about the reasons rich people buy art, nothing to do with actually liking the art and all to do with being rich and powerful and making sure everyone else knows. It’s not very complimentary to the art world at all, nobody is spared.