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    I Always Loved You: A Novel
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    Audiobook11 hours

    I Always Loved You: A Novel

    Written by Robin Oliveira and Mozhan Marno

    Narrated by Mozhan Marnot

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A novel of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas's great romance from the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter

    The young Mary Cassatt never thought moving to Paris after the Civil War to be an artist was going to be easy, but when, after a decade of work, her submission to the Paris Salon is rejected, Mary's fierce determination wavers. Her father is begging her to return to Philadelphia to find a husband before it is too late, her sister Lydia is falling mysteriously ill, and worse, Mary is beginning to doubt herself. Then one evening a friend introduces her to Edgar Degas and her life changes forever. Years later she will learn that he had begged for the introduction, but in that moment their meeting seems a miracle. So begins the defining period of her life and the most tempestuous of relationships.

    In I Always Loved You, Robin Oliveira brilliantly re-creates the irresistible world of Belle Époque Paris, writing with grace and uncommon insight into the passion and foibles of the human heart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 4, 2014
    ISBN9781101630969
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    I Always Loved You: A Novel
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    Robin Oliveira

    Robin Oliveira is the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter. She holds a BA in Russian and studied at the Pushkin Language Institute in Moscow. She received an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is also a registered nurse, specializing in critical care. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

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    • 3/5
      There's really not much plot here, just the story of the relationships between Degas and Cassatt and Morrisette and Manet and lots of other Impressionists thrown in too.
    • 4/5
      Vivid, moving imagining of the life of Mary Cassatt as it intersected with Degas. A portrait of Paris and the impressionist circle; a portrait of the struggle for art and love under the magnifying glass of Parisian society. Paris is shining, and book does, too.

      Advanced reader copy provided by edelweiss.
    • 3/5
      Book on CD narrated by Mozhan MarnòThe subtitle – A Story of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas – is all the synopsis anyone needs. This immediately drew my attention as I love art, the Impressionists in particular, and I love reading historical fiction about artists. Also, I loved Oliveira’s debut work: My Name is Mary Sutter. So, I had high hopes.I liked learning more about the journey these artists took to become the icons we know today. No story focusing on these two artists could possibly be told without also touching on the other Impressionists: Manet, Morisot, Pissarro, Monet, Renoir, and they are all here as well. I appreciated all the period detail and the exploration of the various tangled relationships. I was unaware of some of the medical issues that plagued Degas and Manet, having previously been content merely to study the product of their years of work. Similarly, I didn’t know about Cassatt’s family situation, or Morisot’s complicated love life. I had previously been content to merely gaze with astonishment and admiration at the works of art they created. But while I appreciate now having learned all these details, and while these elements added color to the story, they failed to really move me. I grew as frustrated by the relationship between Mary and Edgar as Oliveira indicates Mary was. Despite what the title may imply, I didn’t find much love here. I absolutely hated Degas; what a selfish, arrogant, inconsiderate worm! And I was somewhat puzzled by Mary, so strong and determined one moment and so self-pitying in another. I found the relationship between Morisot and the Manet brothers a much more compelling story.Final verdict: interesting historical fiction that held my attention and shed some light on the background of these artists, but it failed to fully engage me. Mozhan Marnò does a stellar job performing the audio version. She sets a good pace and her facility with French names and phrases helped me feel I was in Paris.
    • 4/5
      This is the story of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas during a time of great changes in the art world of Paris. Mary had moved to Paris from America to pursue a career as an artist to learn for the locals. It was there that she met Edgar who offered to help her show her work. They seemed to have an a rather unusual relationship but fairly understandable for the time period. It is pretty obvious that they loved each other. However, they never seemed to be able to give each other what was needed. The strength of this book is the author's incorporation of the growth of certain styles of art and how they developed and the people who developed them. The characters and their interactions in relation to each other and to their art is fascinating. It also shows us how the artists seem to have to suffer in order to produce superior art. I felt the book was very well written and easy for someone with limited art history knowledge to understand and to enjoy. *A Good Reads Win
    • 4/5
      I got this as a free Goodreads First Read and like it more than I expected to. I Always Loved You is an incredible look into the world of French art during the height of artists like Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas, Monet, Manet, and Renoir. It is the story of a woman who does not fully believe in herself, which I think many of us can relate to, artists or not. It is a tale of convoluted relationships, difficult personalities and a world in which not everyone and everything is accepted. Through it all Oliveira manages to give us a clear view of the world and the artists that live in it, and really it is an interesting read. Perhaps not for everyone, but lovers of art will definitely enjoy this new look into the lives of these artists!
    • 4/5
      This is the interesting story of the on again, off again, relationship between Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas during their memorable careers as artists. There is a major side story about the artist Manet and his never ending attraction to his sister in law Berthe. This is a drawing room book with almost all the action occurring at parties and meetings among these people and many other celebrities in the Paris art and literary scene. This is a very well written book for, I think, a limited audience. People with interest and knowledge of these artists already will get much more out of it than those reading the book in a vacuum.
    • 4/5
      Beautifully written and full of period details, this novel features American artist Mary Cassatt and her complex relationship with the talented, sometimes infuriating Edgar Degas, but the viewpoint also switches to Berthe Morisot and her brother-in-law/maybe-lover Edouard Manet, creating a broad intimate portrait of Belle Epoque Paris and the loves, doubts, struggles, triumphs, yearnings, fears, and ambitions of four painters hoping to change the direction of art. I’ve read several books on the era, but nothing that focuses so much on the personal lives of the Impressionists. I usually prefer biography to fiction in books about actual people, but Robin Oliveiera did her research and breathes life into the characters, intriguing me enough that I have biographies of Cassatt and Morisot on hold at my library. One fun fact I didn’t know: Cassatt was a dear friend of Abigail May Alcott--Louisa’s artistic younger sister and the basis for the Amy character in Little Women.
    • 5/5
      I ALWAYS LOVED YOU is a rich historical novel that gives life to 2 of my favorite impressionist artist, Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas. I chose this book because of the subject of art and was not disappointed in the way Robin Oliveira depicted the lives, loves, struggles and doubts these artist experienced. The pain and effort it takes to create a work of art, putting your soul on a piece of canvas and then the pain to have critics tear you apart. Needing to make a living to sustain your life but not wanting to cheapen what you do to something commercial. If you have a love of Art or have an artist heart you will enjoy this beautiful portrayal of a time when art was changing and these artist were on the cutting edge of change. For those who were disappointed in The Painted Girls, which was a story about the ballerinas Degas painted not the artist, this is the book you were looking for. The relationship between Mary and Edgar will frustrate most people but Oliveira did a splendid job of showing us the vulnerabilities of the creative person’s mind and the struggles they face trying to live ordinary lives and still find the solitude to be inspired and produce beautiful images that come from their hearts and souls. I chose to listen to this book and the narrator was wonderful and made the experience even more real.
    • 3/5
      This is a novel of Belle Époque Paris featuring the leading impressionist-era revolutionaries.With a backdrop of the beginnings of "Impressionism" , we find an again off again, somewhat convoluted, relationship of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas."Though it’s never been proven that the two painters were lovers, Oliveira explores the next 40 turbulent years of their relationship, and what might have been, crafting a tale of inspiration, desire, and restraint between two great artists of the 19th century."We're privy to the relationships of other notables of the period, including Edouard Manet (impressionist painter ignored by the Salon of the times)Berthe Morisot (painter in love with her brother in law, Edouard Manet)1870 Paris appeared to me to be gossipy, often sorrowful but still a worthy tapestry.Having read My Name is Mary Sutter, this volume was impressive at intervals, but overall, my reaction was tepid.I was hoping for something more spirited.But, I do understand and defer to the fact that "more spirited" may not have truly portrayed their union.3 ★
    • 4/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this work of historical fiction and would highly recommend it. The author makes the reader feel that he/she is back in Paris during the time of so many great artists. I read this for a bookclub, the timing of which coincides with a Degas/Cassatt exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Our members look forward to a "field trip" that will even further enhance our discussion.