Attribution, Linda Moore
Attribution, Linda Moore
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Attribution
A Novel

Author: Linda Moore

Narrator: Sarah Welborn

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/30/2024

Synopsis

Art historian Cate Adamson, desperate to succeed to console her grieving parents, leaves the Midwest to complete her doctorate in New York—only to find herself assigned to an impossible sexist advisor. She struggles to impress him until she discovers a hidden painting, possibly a Baroque masterpiece. Risking her career, financial disaster, and further alienation from her family, she flees to Spain with the painting to consult art experts.

Antonio, an impoverished duke, meets Cate on the train to Seville, and joins her search while attempting to rescue the decaying legacy of his family. They find clues and uncover evidence that will shock the titans of art history, may destroy her prospects as an art historian, and shatter her future with Antonio.

Written with vivid prose, rich references to seventeenth century Spanish art, compelling characters, and a historical puzzle, Attribution is the story of one contemporary woman's journey to understand the past and unlock her future.

About Linda Moore

Linda Moore studied art history in the Prado while at the University of Madrid. She earned degrees at the University of California and Stanford before opening an art gallery that showcased contemporary Hispanic artists. She has served on art museum boards, edited and published exhibition catalogs, contributed to anthologies, and written for art journals. Born in the Midwest, she enjoys traveling the world, spending time in Kauai with her grandchildren, and she lives in California with her husband. Attribution is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

Written with a deft hand of someone who knows the art world, someone who has been immersed in it for many years, makes this novel unique and informative. The great writing craft keeps the story moving forward and difficult to put down. The three-dimensional characters are real enough to stay with yo......more

Goodreads review by Darla

What if you discovered a painting in a forgotten trunk? You are a doctorate student and this looks like a Baroque masterpiece. Why isn't it on the list of paintings you are inventorying -- yet another grunt task that always seems to fall on your shoulders as the only woman in the program? Who painte......more

Goodreads review by Leslie

Attribution is set in New York and Spain when Cate Adamson finds an unknown painting in the basement of her graduate school. She begins the task of identifying the 17th century Spanish artist and a cat and mouse game ensues. Written in gorgeous prose, Moore’s debut novel entertains and educates thos......more

Goodreads review by TD

A fast paced story with amazing characters. For people who love art, love Spain and enjoy history.......more

Goodreads review by Daniel

There are a couple of television series out there that I very much enjoy. The first is Fake or Fortune and the second is Art Detectives. Both shows take relatively obscure works of art and investigate them to determine or verify the artist that painted them. There’s usually only a suspicion of great......more

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