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Sometimes he dreamt he held her; that he would turn in bed and she would be there. But she was gone and he was old. Nearly seventy. Only cool paint met his fingers. “Ma très chère . . .” Darkness started to fall, dimming the paintings. He felt the crumpled letter in his pocket. “I loved you... read more
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"Claude & Camille" is a historical novel about the painter Claude Monet and his love Camille. Claude joins his painter friends in Paris trying to get their work recognized. They have a difficult time finding buyers and so live a life of poverty. Claude and Camille fall madly in love,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Claude Monet: Add a description of this character.
- Camille Doncieux
- Frederic
- Jean
- Pissarro
- Alice Hoschede
- Lise
- Boudin
- Julie
- Annette
- Durand-ruel
- Madame Hoschede
- Minou
- Sisley
- Daubigny
- Le Havre
- Oscar
- Bazille
- Monsieur
- Lucien
- Marc
- Adolphe Monet
- Leon
- Saint-louis
- Ernest Hoschede
- Gravier
- Madame Monet
- Madame Doncieux
- Furstenberg
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- Salon
- France
- London
- Argenteuil
- Algiers
- Giverny
- Louveciennes
- Fontainebleau
- Trouville
- England
- Rome
- Batignolles
- Normandy
First Sentence edit
Dull late-afternoon sun glittered on the hanging copper pots in the kitchen where the old painter sat with his wine, smoking a cigarette, a letter angrily crumpled on the table in front of him.
Errata edit
Page 121 - "From the other room he heard the voices of his friends ta(l)king animatedly about when they could have their exhibition and how they could afford it."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephanie Cowell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0307463214
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Crown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0307463214
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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