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Type: fiction
Status: liked
Author: Tracy Chevalier
Tags: women history art religion france historical catholic protestant ancestors genealogy
Description: In this, her first novel, Chevalier strikes a significantly more preternatural chord than herIn this, her first novel, Chevalier strikes a significantly more preternatural chord than her subsequent ventures in a dual-voiced narrative about a woman and her ancestors. The result is a decidedly rougher novel with less oil-painted historical ambiance and, perhaps, less grace as well. Those who find a bit of fanciful otherworldliness a welcome addition to another historical novel may enjoy The Virgin Blue more than some of Chevalier's more successful work. Others may see why the later novels are the more lauded. --EEB...
2006-09-04
