Book Details:
Book Title: The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny
Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 272 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Publisher: Subplot Publishing
Release date: February 2022
Content Rating: PG13 + M for cursing (from a side character), reference to adultery, and discussion of AIDS.
Book Description:
It’s the 1980s, and art historian Claire Markham reels from a series of
heartbreaking losses. Desperate to escape her shattered reality, she becomes an art guide in Europe for quirky stranger Viv Chancey and embarks on a life-changing journey through the art-filled cities of Milan, Venice, Ravenna, Florence, Siena, Rome, and Paris.
Once abroad, Claire tries to hide her woes by focusing on Viv’s art education, but Viv—who is not who she seems—has a different learning experience in mind. Frustrated and wanting to reimagine her life, Claire embraces the idea of reality as illusion and finds herself slipping into the tales of art and history.
When threatened with one more crushing loss, Claire must learn from the spirit of her eccentric companion and the lessons from the art they encounter to take charge of her life or lose the most precious thing in it.
The Art of Traveling Strangers is a journey of self-discovery and personal empowerment inspired by the great art masterpieces of Italy and France. It’s a tale of female bonding and the amazing powers of perception. After all, reality, like
art, is just an illusion.
I rated this book 4 ****'s
Business and leisure in one
I would love to be Claire in this story. The fun of traveling while working and getting paid at the same time is a dream come true. The only thing is I am clueless about art.
This story is so educational. I am learning not only the famous sculptures but the famous place, popular food to munch and above all shopping. It must be awesome to be married to a guy that has a lot of money and let his wife have fun. Who does that? Viv is one lucky wife.
This book is not only full of adventures but it has a heart too. It is very emotional. Two strangers helped each other to be strong, face their fears, and women let go of their past and face the future.
This is one heck of a book to read. You will enjoy it the most if you are a shopaholic.
Zoe Disigny holds a master’s degree in art history and has taught at the college level throughout her career. She has led numerous art tours in Europe and established a business in Paris offering art history adventures for American tourists.
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