GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE

Audio Book Description:
A professor shows a colleaguea painting that he has kept secret for decades. The professor swears it is a Vermeer-why has he hidden this importantwork for so long? The reasons unfold ina series of stroies that trace ownershipof the paintingback to World War II andAmsterdam, and still further back tothe moment of the work`s inspiration. As the painting moves through each owner`s hands, what was long hidden quietlysurfaces, illuminating poignantmoments in human lives. Vreeland`s characters remind us, through their loveof the mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it,what lasts, and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable.