Given my belief that many great things in the world were acomplished by women we never hear of, it will come as no surprise to learn that we may never have heard of Vincent Van Gogh if it weren't for the determination of his sister-in-law, Johanna van Gogh Bonger. Johanna was married to the art dealer Theo, Vincent's brother. Both believed passionately in the genius of Vincent. Theo is driven to illness and madness trying to protect and save his artistic brother. When Johanna loses them both she is determined to make the world embrace Vincent and his art. Of course there is a contemorary love story and a secret diary and a life changing discovery made by young Emsley Wilson whose grandmother is really the character I didn't get enough of.
Historical fiction - entertaining and enlightening although I think this story is really worthy of a much richer level of research and insight than Molnar provides.
