{"product_id":"lisettes-list-9780812980196","title":"Lisette's List","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Susan Vreeland, bestselling author of such acclaimed novels as \u003ci\u003eGirl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon of the Boating Party, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Clara and Mr. Tiffany, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a richly imagined story of a woman's awakening in the south of Vichy France--to the power of art, to the beauty of provincial life, and to love in the midst of war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband, Andr , move from Paris to a village in Provence to care for Andr 's grandfather Pascal. Lisette regrets having to give up her dream of becoming a gallery apprentice and longs for the comforts and sophistication of Paris. But as she soon discovers, the hilltop town is rich with unexpected pleasures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker; while selling his pigments in Paris, he befriended Pissarro and C zanne, some of whose paintings he received in trade for his frames. Pascal begins to tutor Lisette in both art and life, allowing her to see his small collection of paintings and the Proven al landscape itself in a new light. Inspired by Pascal's advice to \"Do the important things first,\" Lisette begins a list of vows to herself (#\u003ci\u003e4. Learn what makes a painting great\u003c\/i\u003e). When war breaks out, Andr  goes off to the front, but not before hiding Pascal's paintings to keep them from the Nazis' reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With German forces spreading across Europe, the sudden fall of Paris, and the rise of Vichy France, Lisette sets out to locate the paintings (\u003ci\u003e#11. Find the paintings in my lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e). Her search takes her through the stunning French countryside, where she befriends Marc and Bella Chagall, who are in hiding before their flight to America, and acquaints her with the land, her neighbors, and even herself in ways she never dreamed possible. Through joy and tragedy, occupation and liberation, small acts of kindness and great acts of courage, Lisette learns to forgive the past, to live robustly, and to love again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLisette's List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vreeland's love of painters and painting, her meticulous research and pitch-perfect descriptive talents . . . are abundantly evident in her new novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This historical novel's . . . great strength is its lovingly detailed setting. . . . Readers will enjoy lingering in the sun-dappled, fruit-scented Proven al landscape that Vreeland brings to life.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Vreeland\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of eight books, including\u003ci\u003e Clara and Mr. Tiffany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGirl in Hyacinth Blue. \u003c\/i\u003eShe died in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413247693074,"sku":"9780812980196","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc59fca4-e93a-451b-9d15-525c304d7be2.jpg?v=1729350943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lisettes-list-9780812980196","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}