
Mrs Van Gogh
Author: Caroline Cauchi
Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth
Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: One More Chapter
Published: 07/11/2023
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Cultural Fiction, Women

Author: Caroline Cauchi
Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth
Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: One More Chapter
Published: 07/11/2023
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Cultural Fiction, Women
Mrs. Van Gogh reimagines the life of Johanna Gezina Bonger, a woman, who cared about Vincent van Gogh’s talent and did everything possible that his work wouldn’t be forgotten. 1888. When Jo, as she is known, visits her brother in Paris for the summer, she experiences something new. Her brother is p......more
Mrs Van Gogh is the story of Johanna Bonger who married Theo Van Gogh, Vincent’s brother. After Vincent’s death and then Theo’s six months later she became the owner of most of Vincent’s artwork including paintings, sketches and his letters. It is through her efforts that Vincent Van Gogh is so well......more
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, or Jo, was born in an era when women had few rights or means by which to earn a living. Men, the powerbrokers and gatekeepers, scoffed at the idea that a woman could be a professional of any kind. Yet, when Jo was widowed in 1891 with a small child to raise, she defied Victo......more
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