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Lisette's list a novel

"A young Parisian woman is exiled to Provence to take care of her husband's ailing grandfather during the Vichy regime, but discovers that despite the horrors of war, the paintings of Cezanne, Pisarro, Chagall, and Picasso bring to life the landscape around her and allow her once again to...

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Main Author: Vreeland, Susan.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Young women > Fiction.
Art > Psychological aspects > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Fiction.
Provence (France) > Fiction.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Fiction.
War stories > France.
Love stories > France.
Historical fiction > France.
Summary: "A young Parisian woman is exiled to Provence to take care of her husband's ailing grandfather during the Vichy regime, but discovers that despite the horrors of war, the paintings of Cezanne, Pisarro, Chagall, and Picasso bring to life the landscape around her and allow her once again to experience love"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 414 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includues bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781400068173 (hardback)
1400068177 (hardback)
Author Notes: Susan Vreeland was born in Racine, Wisconsin on January 20, 1946. She received a bachelor's degree in literature from San Diego State University. After graduating, she taught high school English in San Diego from 1969 to 2000. In 1980, she began writing articles about art, culture, and travel for newspapers and magazines. Her first novel What Love Sees was published in 1988. Her other novels include Girl in Hyacinth Blue, The Passion of Artemisia, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Life Studies, The Forest Lover, Lisette's List, and Clara and Mr. Tiffany. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including The Missouri Review, Ploughshares, New England Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Connecticut Review. She died after heart surgery on August 23, 2017 at the age of 71.

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