The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman New York Times Bestseller

Description: Good Condition New York Times Bestseller “The Marriage of Opposites” by Alice Hoffman Good condition, soft cover, trade paperback edition of “The Marriage of Opposites” a story of an astonishing woman, her forbidden love and a passion that gave birth to a movement. Written by bestselling author Alice Hoffman of such noted books as The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, this novel is based on the true life of Rachel Pomie Petit Pizzarro, who was born on the island of St Thomas in 1795. She is better known as the mother of Camille Pissarro, a renowned painter that would become one of the fathers of the French Impressionism movement. But her story is as interesting as anything in her illustrious sons life. 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 truly great find of a gorgeous read. Please add $4.15 for postage and handling.

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