Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Although the materials for a really good picaresque novel are here, the transfer of the author's conviction to the reader fails. Worse still, it is difficult to say why. Is it lack of intensity; is it the inaccuracies in the period atmosphere; is it characters who are doers rather than talkers and thinkers; is it a certain lack of understanding of the attributes of a painter; or is it a combination of all these and more? A good try but not a triumph." Reviewed by Robert Jackson, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)