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Girl in Hyacinth Blue
- Narrated by: Loren Lester, Sheryl Bernstein
- Length: 5 hrs
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue
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Publisher's Summary
Vreeland's characters remind us, through their love of the mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it, what lasts, and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable.
What the critics say
"Intelligent, searching, and unusual...filled with luminous moments...it has a way of lingering in the reader's mind." (The New York Times Book Review)
"One of the best books of the year." (Publishers Weekly)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Sybil
- 2003-04-07
wonderful
Thought that this was very well done and the readers were excellent. Great story very engaging
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- MeltheArcher
- 2009-11-21
NOT FOR KIDS OR YOUNG ADULTS!!!
This book is listed in the Audible kids section, so you can imagine my shock when two of the short stories included very graphic, adult sex scenes, one very short but one that is long and detailed. This is completely inappropriate for kids and for any adult who is not interested in reading or listening to such things (one would assume a children's/young adult novel would be free from such things). I'm extremely disappointed that this author felt it necessary to include such a thing in a book about a painting. I will never read another work by Susan Vreeland. And I'm disappointed that Audible chose to list this in the Audible kids section. I would have hoped that they would choose to use a bit more discretion.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Stephanie
- 2005-03-16
History of a painting
This story could have been much better if just one story had been focused on. I understand completely that this isn't about any of the mini-stories, really... it is about the painting and the people who owned it and their own little sagas surrounding the painting. I felt that the very last story, about the actual girl in the painting, should have somehow been longer or more explicit. Each story wasn't long enough for the reader to get a real grasp of the characters and their lives or to really begin to care about them before being whisked off to another story. The exception was the story of the mother who takes in the baby and painting. If all of the stories had been like this, I would have enjoyed it a great deal more.
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- Placeholder
- 2017-09-17
delightful and meaningful
enjoyed it in one sitting. refreshed my appreciation from my younger years discovering this quintessential unique artist..Vermeer
good storytelling by Susan V...juicy but never over the line..facts ..facts about painting and peculiar lifestyle of Zieder Zee. A GOOD Thing
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-09-26
Pure delight
This book was such a surprise. I used it for book club and it was a big hit. To use a painting as it witnesses history was amazing.
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- Michael J. Reilly
- 2023-07-08
That work is satisfactory though short.
It was interesting and I did enjoy it. I had hoped that the stories would have been a bit longer.
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- Auntie Mo
- 2022-07-09
Introduction to Vermeer
I first read this novel in 2002 when I picked it off the paperback case at a local Borders book store. Remember
those days? I was not familiar with Vermeer, but I was aware of the many crimes of the Nazis. At first, it was
the painting itself, which I didn't realize was fictional. So that lead to an interest in the artist's life and works. The
novel remained a favorite for 20 yrs, and I enjoyed the journey a second time around. I have lost my vision, so the
audio versions can often give an old read a new feel.
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- StephanieS
- 2022-01-24
Trouble understanding narrator
I read this book years ago and loved it (the actual printed book). However, it was hard to hear and understand auditorially. The recording quality is poor And I just couldn't understand the narrator well. Perhaps all the foreign names? Anyway, I didn't even finish it. I'd rather buy the actual book again.
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- Sophia
- 2020-06-14
Love love love
I used this audio book as I followed along in the purchased Apple book app! My favorite voice and story was the “Hyacinth Blues”! I fell in love with this story because I was drawn in by the narrator! Such character and sass! Great expression!
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- Bryan R. Winter
- 2017-08-06
nice historical fiction
a nice little historical fiction about the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer and the times in which he lived. the story also followed a single painting through history.
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