Leaving Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western Art. At the age of 37, when he committed suicide, he was largely unknown despite having completed over 2,000 works of art that would later go on to becom......more

Where to begin? This book captured my heart from its first pages and it still hasn't let go. Vincent van Gogh was a man of supreme artistic brilliance but a true lost soul when it came to living in the real world. Without the undying support of his brother Theo we might never have known the beauty o......more

4.5 Great novel, author has a beautiful way of describing how someone paints and how the mind of an observant and skeptical doctor thinks.......more

Author Carol Wallace tackles a tough literary project, creating a fictional work about famed artist Vincent Van Gogh in the final year of his life. Readers will already have formed preconceptions about the artist. Integrating her own viewpoint with a core of historical accuracy, and expressing this......more

Best book of 2017 so far. Spellbinding. Beautiful. Very sad - I cried. Author was scrupulous in telling what was true and what made up; I would like to think it was all true. That poor man - and those exquisite paintings! I've seen some in various galleries; there is nothing like his painting. It is......more