Publisher Description
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
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"Wow, this was an ambitious novel! And for the most part, it really delivered. My one complaint is that the ending was a little too happily ever after. I enjoyed the subject matter; though I know little about the world of visual art, I have always deeply appreciated it."
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Caitlin (4 out of 5 stars)
About the Narrators
Anne Heche
is an American actress. She has had leading roles in two theatrically released
films Six Days, Seven Nights and Return to Paradise, as well as many supporting
roles in films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Volcano, John Q, and
Donnie Brasco. She also starred in the television series Men in Trees, Hung,
and most recently Save Me.
Anne Heche
is an American actress. She has had leading roles in two theatrically released
films Six Days, Seven Nights and Return to Paradise, as well as many supporting
roles in films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Volcano, John Q, and
Donnie Brasco. She also starred in the television series Men in Trees, Hung,
and most recently Save Me.
Sarah Zimmerman is an actress and Audie Award–nominated narrator. She has performed on Broadway, in regional theaters across America, and in numerous guest-starring TV roles. She is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory and the Old Globe/USD.
Erin Bennett is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a stage actress who played Carlie Roberts in the BBC radio drama Torchwood: Submission. She can be heard on several video games. Regional theater appearances include the Intiman, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, A Noise Within, Laguna Playhouse, and the Getty Villa. She trained at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.