Gabriele

Reviews / Votes

"The Berest sisters have summoned up, with exceptional liveliness and intensity, a vanished world of art, love and experiments." * The Sunday Times * "Gabriele is a pleasure to read, the Belle Epoque brought back to life in all its splendour." * The Telegraph * "Love and art collide to change the course of history in this passionate, daring and utterly enthralling novel." * Louisa Treger, author of The Paris Muse * "STOP PRESS: INTELLECTUAL AND CREATIVE GIANT OF THE PARIS BOHEMIAN SET TURNS OUT TO BE A WOMAN!


This is a wonderful story, long overdue in the telling." * Meg Rosoff, author of Friends Like These * "Gabriele is an extraordinary character-and her tumultuous life seems stranger than fiction. A talented composer, a reluctant mother, a passionate lover and a paradoxical heroine, she inspired painters and poets. This book is a delight to read." * Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, Oxford * "Like Gabriele herself, this book takes on big ideas about modern art and modern life - without losing sight of the people caught and crushed in those turning gears." * The New York Times * "Gabriele was not beautiful, but she was brilliant, even visionary. In the Berest sisters' telling, her self-confidence stuns." * The Washington Post * "A fascinating exploration into the past.... moving and vivid." * Buzz Magazine * "Sensitive, refined, intelligent... An unmitigated success." * Les Inrockuptibles * "A story crafted with luminous tenderness." * L'Obs * "An absolute heartbreaker." * The Sunday Times (on The Postcard * "A powerful exploration of family trauma." * Lauren Elkin, author of Art Monsters (on The Postcard) * "A novel of rare grace and importance." * The Guardian (on The Postcard) * "An intimate epic." * Daily Mail (on The Postcard) *