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The Secret Life of Sunflowers
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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"This book draws all the emotions out of you. I went from tears to snorting with laughter. It was both lighthearted and heart breaking, yet it inspires me to live my best life! " (Michelle Cox)
When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.
Johanna inherited Vincent van Gogh's paintings. They were all she had, and they weren't worth anything. She was a 28-year-old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent's legacy to the world.
The inspiration couldn't come at a better time for Emsley. With her business failing, an unexpected love turning up in her life, and family secrets unraveling, can she find answers in the past?
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- The Curator
- 14-02-23
Celebrating the achievement of an amazing woman
I have a lot of feelings about this book so be warned! I didn’t know about Jo Bonger prior to reading and thought her husband Theo Van Gogh was responsible for making his brother famous. Bloody patriarchy! The poor woman went through several kinds of hell in her life ( having her husband financially supporting his rather selfish and self obsessed brother when they were newly married being just one) so bravo to the author for telling her story. As for the book, I could have lived without the modern chapters but they aren’t awful in themselves. I’m just not a big reader of romance and it’s in these chapters where the background of the author stands out. Overall it’s very enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-07-23
Life is like art.
Life lessons, experiences, and journies. Never a conclusion, just captured moments framed in our memories. Loved it.
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- LINDA TRENBIRTH
- 11-09-23
An enjoyable, page turner.
I enjoyed the story as I am a fan of Vincent Van Gogh but also because of the way the author neatly brought the parallel tales together.It held my interest throughout.
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- margot manning
- 06-07-23
fascinating
I really enjoyed this book . its very different to what I'd normally read but I'm so glad I took a chance. it's well written and well read. yes you need to listen and hear what's being said . it's not a light read but worth it .
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-23
Interesting narrative educating listeners to the story of a struggling artist.
I found this story compelling and listened to it twice.
I enjoyed the complexity of the past and present storytelling.
It informed me of the struggles of developing artistic achievements.
Art is light and darkness as Vincent struggles suggested.excellent!
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- Kim Driver
- 19-03-24
Interesting story, beach read
I always like the 2 stories intertwined style. Liked the historical element. Narration not good for historical characters, abit distracting. Fine for american one. A bit kind of predictable but still enjoyable
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- Business C.
- 25-01-24
Bringing an Overlooked Woman to Light
I liked learning about a tenacious woman who was advised to burn Vincent Van Gogh’s work but who persevered in her quest to have it recognized.
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- diana lowe
- 17-04-24
I loved it
I loved it because it made me not want to give up on my own dreams. I also loved that it presented a woman with ambition and persistence.
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