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From the dawn of the twentieth century to the devastation of
World War II, this exhilarating novel of love, war, art, and
family gives voice to two extraordinary women and brings to
life the true story behind the creation and near destruction
of Gustav Klimtβs most remarkable paintings.
In the dazzling glitter of 1900 Vienna, Adele
Bloch-Bauerβyoung, beautiful, brilliant, and Jewishβmeets
painter Gustav Klimt. Wealthy in everything but freedom,
Adele embraces Klimtβs renegade genius as the two awaken to
the erotic possibilities on the canvas and beyond. Though
they enjoy a life where sex and art are just beginning to
break through the façade of conventional society, the city
is also exhibiting a disturbing increase in anti-Semitism,
as political hatred foments in the shadows of Adeleβs coffee
house afternoons and cultural salons.
Nearly forty years later, Adeleβs niece Maria Altmann is a
newlywed when the Nazis invade Austriaβand overnight, her
beloved Vienna becomes a war zone. When her husband is
arrested and her family is forced out of their home, Maria
must summon the courage and resilience that is her auntβs
legacy if she is to survive and keep her familyβand their
historyβalive.
Will Maria and her family escape the grip of Nazisβ grip?
And what will become of the paintings that her aunt nearly
sacrificed everything for?
Impeccably researched and a βmust-read for fans of Kristin
Hannahβs The Nightingale and Paula McLainβs
Circling the Sunβ (Christina Baker Kline, #1 New
York Times bestselling author), Stolen Beauty
intertwines the tales of two remarkable women across more
than a hundred years. It juxtaposes passion and discovery
against hatred and despair, and shines a light on our
ability to love, to destroy, and above all, to endure.
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