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Apr 01, 2016EmilyEm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A gifted artist working on WPA murals in NYC as WWII breaks out in Europe and a modern day Christie's employee searching for provenance to Abstract Expressionist art they may auction are the two women at the heart of this mystery. The question becomes whether the earlier artist is the long-lost great aunt of the other. Shapiro blends fictional characters with real artists of the day and political figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and a shady Breckinridge Long to tell a tale of passion and perseverance when your family is at risk and art can ignite political discourse. Just like Europe’s current asylum-seeker crises, the one during this time resulted in widely differing opinions. Good to explore even if it’s a little distracting to the main story.