A novel of Mary
Cassatt and Edgar Degas's great romance from the New York Times bestselling
author of My Name Is Mary Sutter
The young Mary Cassatt never thought moving to Paris after
the Civil War to be an artist was going to be easy, but when, after a decade of
work, her submission to the Paris Salon is rejected, Mary's fierce
determination wavers. Her father is begging her to return to Philadelphia to
find a husband before it is too late, her sister Lydia is falling mysteriously
ill, and worse, Mary is beginning to doubt herself. Then one evening a friend
introduces her to Edgar Degas and her life changes forever. Years later she
will learn that he had begged for the introduction, but in that moment their
meeting seems a miracle. So begins the defining period of her life and the most
tempestuous of relationships.
In I Always Loved You Robin Oliveira brilliantly
re-creates the irresistible world of belle epoque Paris, writing with grace and
uncommon insight into the passion and foibles of the human heart.
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