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A New York Times Bestselling Author A novel of the romance of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas from the author of My Name Is Mary SutterThe 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 determination wavers. Her father begs her to return to Philadelphia to find a husband before it?s too late. Her sister is falling mysteriously ill. Worse, Mary is beginning to doubt herself. Then one evening a friend introduces her to Edgar Degas and her life changes forever.
About the Author
Robin Oliveira grew up in upstate New York but now calls the Seattle area home. She is a former registered nurse specializing in Critical Care and Bone Marrow Transplant, but now writes fiction and the occasional essay. She holds a B.A. in Russian and studied at the Pushkin Language Institute in Moscow when Russia was still the USSR. In addition to a degree in nursing, she holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels. Her first, My Name is Mary Sutter is an epic novel about medicine and nursing in the Civil War. The second, I Always Loved You, traces the lives of the Impressionists in Paris, France. Her most recent novel, Winter Sisters, explores the disappearance of two little girls during an historic blizzard in Albany, N.Y., touching on the triumph of the human spirit in the most difficult circumstances. Her novels are based on meticulous research. Robin loves to travel, cycle, hike, and most of all, READ!
