Alyson Richman, Author . Berkley $14 (308p) ISBN 978-0-425-21267-7
Richman (The Mask Carver's Son
; Swedish Tango
) speculates in her third novel that Vincent Van Gogh found his muse in the 21-year-old daughter of his last doctor. Marguerite Gachet, accustomed to her father's revolving door of artist...
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Alyson Richman, Author Bloomsbury Publishing PLC $23.95 (320p) ISBN 978-1-58234-063-0
Set in Japan and France in the late 19th century, this haunting first novel, steeped in the author's knowledge of Japanese culture, explores the painful sacrifices in two lives dedicated to art. Master wood-carver Enchi Ryusei has a tortured,...
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Alyson Richman, Author Atria Books $23 (337p) ISBN 978-0-7434-7642-3
Two couples seek to escape their painful pasts and find asylum in Sweden in this intricate, occasionally melodramatic novel by Richman (The Mask Carver's Son). Salome de Ribero's tranquil life in Santiago, Chile, with her beloved husband Octavio, a...
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Alyson Richman. Berkley, $15 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-425-24413-5
Star-crossed lovers are separated during WWII in Richman's heart-wrenching fourth novel. Josef and Lenka meet as students in Prague in 1936 and fall instantly in love. Three years later, with Nazis crossing the border, they rush to marry, but...
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Alyson Richman. Berkley, $16 trade paper (370p) ISBN 978-0-425-26626-7
In this exploration of sensuality, beauty, and the lives of heirlooms, two women narrate a rich tale set in Paris during the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2010, a time capsule of sorts was uncovered in Paris’s ninth arrondissement: an apartment...
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Alyson Richman. Berkley, $26 (384p) ISBN 978-1-984-80262-0
This devastating novel from Richman (The Velvet Hours) revolves around a sixth grade teacher and her relationship with a sickly child whom she tutors. In 1999, Maggie Topper leaves the hustle and bustle of the New York public relations world to...
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