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The Lady and the Unicornby Tracy Chevalier
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bewitching art experts and enthusiasts alike for centuries, the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries hang today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. In each, an elegant lady and a unicorn stand or sit on an island of grass surrounded by a rich background of animals and flowers. Little is known about them except that they were woven toward the end of the fifteenth century and bear the coat of arms of a wealthy family from Lyons. Tracy Chevalier takes readers back to the tapestries' creation, giving life to the men who designed and made them, as well as the wives, daughters, and servants who exercised subtle (and not so subtle) influences over their men. Like the many different strands of wool and silk that were woven together into one cloth, the lives and fates of these people entwine in complex patterns, crisscrossing as they seek desires sensual and spiritual, temporal and eternal. An extraordinary story exquisitely told, Tracy Chevalier's The Lady and the Unicorn weaves history and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry that rivals in grace and grandeur the masterpiece that inspired it. Review:"[T]he genuine drama Chevalier orchestrates...and the deft way she herself weaves together each separate story strand, results in a work of genuine power and beauty." Publishers Weekly Review:"The story she weaves is as lush as the tapestries she describes, and her colorful characters leap off the page. A romantic, beautiful book." Booklist Review:"Marvelously imagined and sharply constructed, with a good feel for the people and the era: a fascinating portrait of the intersection of life and art." Kirkus Reviews Review:"[N]otable for its human warmth....Chevalier reminds us that art has the power to illuminate the understanding of those who make it as well as those who view it." The New York Times Book Review Synopsis:New York Times bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring and Falling Angels, Tracy Chevalier, returns with a fictional explanation to one of the art world's great masterpieces, the Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries, and weaves history and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry of her own. Synopsis:An extraordinary story exquisitely told, Chevalier's "The Lady and the Unicorn" weaves history and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry that rivals in grace and grandeur the masterpiece that inspired it. About the AuthorTracy Chevalier is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Virgin Blue, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Falling Angels. An American originally from Washington, D.C., she lives in London, England, with her husband and son. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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