The Swan Thieves is by Elizabeth Kostova. A realistic fiction novel with some historical fiction elements worked in. An artist attacks a painting in the National Gallery with a knife. He is sent to a mental institution where he refuses to speak. His doctor begins to seek out the answers to his patient's obsession with a mysterious woman from the past. The story is intertwined with a tale from the 19th century France of the Impressionists. Art lovers will enjoy this story thoroughly.
Ratings: 11th grade - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).
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