koukla carolyn

I just finished reading the book Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland. I couldn’t resist reading it when I saw it because this is easily one of my favorite paintings of all time. I think Vreeland did an excellent job with her research and you can tell she spent a lot of time making sure it was accurate. She did a great job with the characters and I ended up really caring about them, especially since the point of view shifts between different characters throughout the book. The first half of the book was pretty slow but the end really picked up and I read through the last 200 pages in one afternoon. If you like historical novels and art then I would highly recommend this book.