Louise and Vincent, Diane Byington
Louise and Vincent, Diane Byington
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Louise and Vincent

Author: Diane Byington

Narrator: Carol Schneider

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024

Synopsis

French innkeeper Louise Ravoux is struggling to keep her inn afloat while raising her two daughters and avoiding her abusive husband. One afternoon, a scruffy redheaded painter walks in, wanting to rent a room. Vincent van Gogh reminds her of her first love, and he has the most arresting eyes of anyone she’s ever seen. Though attracted to Vincent, Louise still bears the scars her husband gave her the only time she flirted with a man during their marriage. Still, something about Vincent makes her feel alive, and when she sees him painting outside, she stops to admire his work. Louise gathers her courage and asks Vincent to give her painting lessons, and he agrees. She soon realizes that art and this man are calling her to change her life. Because of her husband’s temper and propensity for violence, Louise walks a dangerous path, but she’s determined to do whatever it takes to find a meaningful life and experience love. Both a love story and a chronicle of a woman’s awakening, Louise and Vincent richly portrays the last months of one of the most iconic artists in history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt

Vincent Van Gogh - here's a positive spin on Himself in a way that this fangirl can truly get behind. He's a hero, intentional and attentive in addition to having the ultimate patience to wait on people years beyond his to appreciate his genius. This author catches all that up in this view of his li......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

I was so glad when I received approval review this book. I am a bit of Van Gogh nerd. I have even been to the Van Gogh museum in the Netherlands. This story satisfies all of my Van Gogh needs. Well crafted characters that parallels the historical facts. The story kept me on the edge of my seat throug......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Louise and Vincent is a riveting story of an innkeeper who takes in Vincent Van Gogh for the last 70 days of his life. Louise is married and the mother of two daughters, caught in an abusive marriage. When Vincent becomes a boarder at the inn, he opens up a world of possibilities to Louise, from art......more

Goodreads review by Ellen

4.5⭐️...This was an engrossing read about the last days of Vincent Van Gogh's life. The artist that lived life on his own terms and created art with passion and abandon. His clandestine affair with Louise Ravoux who owned the Inn in Auvers-sur- Oise where Van Gogh lived for several months was an ins......more

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