*As reviewed on Radio 6PR 882 11th May 2017*
I think we’d struggle to find someone that doesn’t love Monet’s paintings. He’s the most popular of the French impressionists by far and he dedicated the last 40 years of his life to his garden at Giverny.
This book is a beautiful thing – it’s compact (about the size of a hardcover novel), superbly bound and in a lovely slipcase – and anyone receiving it as a gift would think that it just oozes “I’m special”.
It has 300 colour photographs that take the reader on an intimate tour of Monet’s garden, his home, his surroundings and his paintings.
Anyone who has visited Monet’s garden at Giverny, or who aspires to do so, or who loves Monet or gardens, will adore this book. They’ll find it fascinating to read and a joy to look at.
Just like Carlotta’s Perth that we talked about last week, this book depicts an era, family life, the tastes and fashions of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century – but in France, not Perth.
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook