Portrait of a marriage
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At the turn of the century, an upper-class painter from Philadelphia goes searching for inspiration. He finds his muse on a farm-the farmer's beautiful and humble daughter. His portrait of her becomes... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:B0006AQOAY
Release Date:January 1945
Publisher:The John Day Company
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
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An artist's marriage to a peasant girl
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Searching for inspiration & a suitable subject for his paintings, the son of a wealthy family comes across a simple country home with a lovely daughter. Struck by her beauty & simplicity, he paints his best picture ever of her working in her parents' kitchen. Returning to the wealthy world of his parents, he cannot forget the girl & returns to marry her. The book follows the subsequent ups & downs of a marriage between a poor hard-working girl and a man accustomed to wealth and leisure, how their love impacts those around them & especially each other. Set in the early 1900's and extending past World War II, it also is a novel evocative of our country's roots.
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