I am you a novel

"At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta's ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world...

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Main Author: Redel, Victoria (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : SJP Lit, an imprint of Zando, 2025.
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta's ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world. While Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry--and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything"--
Physical Description:304 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781638932062
1638932069
Author Notes:Victoria Redel has written four books of poetry and six books of fiction. Her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in Granta , The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , and BOMB , and she's received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fine Arts Work Center. Victoria is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College and splits her time between New York City and Utah.