Mrs Van Gogh: The breathtaking historical novel inspired by the true story of the woman who made Van Gogh famous

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By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. As most know, Paris at the time was one of an artists' free society, debauchery and drunkenness all on the menu, amazing Jo who starts to discard her puritan ways . Everything about Johanna's story is astoundingly beautiful and hers is a story that needed to be told, a voice that deserved to be heard. The work that Mrs Van Gogh would like best is the one that was the most bombastic and sentimental, the one that made her shed the most tears; she forgets that her sorrow is turning Vincent into a god. Ms Cauchi delves into the mind of Vincent, his battle with depression, his fierce connection to his brother, but also his love of nature (obvious in his paintings).

Men, the powerbrokers and gatekeepers, scoffed at the idea that a woman could be a professional of any kind. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, or Jo, was born in an era when women had few rights or means by which to earn a living. The inventory of her estate shows that in addition to Van Gogh's paintings and letters, she also had works by her late second husband, Johan Cohen Gosschalk. Mrs Van Gogh is a beautifully written historical fiction novel which allowed me to really feel as though I were immersed in Montmartre life in the 1880s and 1890s. As a lover of Vincent's artwork I was interested to read a story telling of his sister-in-law's efforts to bring his paintings to the attention of the art world.

Following Theo's death in January 1891 only a few months after Vincent's, Johanna was left a widow with her infant son to support. His deep connection with his younger brother Theo was documented in numerous letters they exchanged from August 1872 onwards.

It does probably divert so far from historical truth as to irritate knowledgeable Van Gogh fans, but as historical fiction I found it to be an entertaining read.

Meanwhile Johanna and his younger brother Theo had married and had a son, a fact that may have contributed to Vincent’s heavy drinking and subsequent periods in psychiatric hospitals. Caroline Cauchi knows how to capture the reader’s attention with her vivid and original imaginings of what might have happened during the years when Johanna was a part of their lives.

This book is fictional, but based on a lot of the facts we know about Van Gogh and his brother Theo. She did persuade a Dutch physician, Frederik van Eeden, to come to Paris to attempt treatment using hypnosis. The triumph is in the fact that his glorious paintings and drawings are still available for the world to see, thanks in part to this woman’s efforts. Why allot such a small amount of real estate in a 400 page book to the goal of “painting” Jo’s name back into history for her extraordinary contribution to art? The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Everything about Johanna's story is astoundingly beautiful and hers is a story that needed to be told, a voice that deserved to be heard? The book gives a very clear insight in to how women of that time were viewed, particularly in the art world, and how women began to fight back. A well-written story about a strong woman with a fascinating life The author paints a beautiful pictureIf you enjoy historical fiction and you like strong female characters, I highly recommend As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh paintingMRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time. Her marriage to Theo was sadly too short but her fierce protection of the child born of their love is triumphantly displayed in this novel. The addendum at the end of the book explains how much was based on fact and what was poetic licence, and there was a lot of the latter.

This is a stunning and incredibly colourful portrayal of the Van Gogh brothers and the woman Johanna Bonger who tried to keep it all together in this mad and mesmerising world of artists and dealers.com Music Credits Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud. It is a very good novel, however if it could have had the same intensity throughout as it had in the last 100 pages it would be an excellent novel. Caroline Cauchi has a great way of telling the story and it left me wanting more from Caroline Cauchi. She soon makes the acquaintance of Theo Van Gogh, and is introduced to his troubled brother Vincent.