The Marriage of Opposites: a novel
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&;A luminous, Marquez-esque tale&; (O, The Oprah Magazine) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on a tropical island about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro&;the Father of Impressionism.Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel&;s mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for being a difficult girl who refuses to live by the rules. Growing up, Rachel&;s salvation is their maid Adelle&;s belief in her strengths, and her deep, life-long friendship with Jestine, Adelle&;s daughter. But Rachel&;s life is not her own. She is married off to a widower with three children to save her father&;s business. When her older husband dies suddenly and his handsome, much younger nephew, Frédérick, arrives from France to settle the estate, Rachel seizes her own life story, beginning a defiant, passionate love affair that sparks a scandal that affects all of her family, including her favorite son, who will become one of the greatest artists of France. &;A work of art&; (Dallas Morning News), The Marriage of Opposites showcases the beloved, bestselling Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers. &;Her lush, seductive prose, and heart-pounding subject&;make this latest skinny-dip in enchanted realism&;the Platonic ideal of the beach read&; (Slate.com). Once forgotten to history, the marriage of Rachel and Frédérick &;will only renew your commitment to Hoffman&;s astonishing storytelling&; (USA TODAY).
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Audiobooks
Biographical fiction
Downloadable audio books
Electronic books
Families
Family
Fiction
FICTION -- Literary
Historical
Historical -- FICTION
Historical fiction
Jewish
Jewish -- FICTION
Jewish families
Jewish families -- Fiction
Literary
Literature
Love stories
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Pissarro, Camille
Pissarro, Camille, -- 1830-1903
Pissarro, Camille, -- 1830-1903 -- Family -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands : Island) -- Fiction
Scandals
Scandals -- Fiction
United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas (Island)
Widows
Widows -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Downloadable audio books
Electronic books
Families
Family
Fiction
FICTION -- Literary
Historical
Historical -- FICTION
Historical fiction
Jewish
Jewish -- FICTION
Jewish families
Jewish families -- Fiction
Literary
Literature
Love stories
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Pissarro, Camille
Pissarro, Camille, -- 1830-1903
Pissarro, Camille, -- 1830-1903 -- Family -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands : Island) -- Fiction
Scandals
Scandals -- Fiction
United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas (Island)
Widows
Widows -- Fiction
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9781442385801
9781451693614
9781442385818
9781451693614
9781442385818
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title_full | The Marriage of Opposites The Marriage of Opposites [electronic resource] Hoffman, Alice. The marriage of opposites : a novel / Alice Hoffman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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