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Another Jo Piazza hit! Historical fiction meets art mystery in a dual timeline story.

Two women separated by one hundred years come together to tell a tale of stolen art and artistic legacy. In 1990, Emma is in Paris studying art on a scholarship when that ends presumptively leaving Emma having to find ways to pay for school and room/board. She becomes a housekeeper for Stella Swanson whose husband, Maxwell, ran a $10 billion dollars art empire. Stella comes to trust Emma and plots revenge on her stepson. In 1891 a woman named Claire befriends Jo Van Gogh, the wife of Theo. Theo is deceased and Jo has all of Vincent’s paintings which she can’t sell but which she remained dedicated throughout her life promoting. How these two interesting and fascinating stories come together is so artfully done.

The choice of topics - art and Vincent Van Gogh - was exceptional. Learning about Jo Van Gogh and how she brought him to prominence made such good a good story - the woman behind the man as Piazza points out in her notes at the end. I also loved Emma’s story, her friendship with Stella and her roommates. The ending was so good.

This is a book for historical fiction lovers whether they like mysteries included or not. It’s a super read. Highly recommend.

My thanks to NetGalley and Dutton for grating me access to this ARC.