The Secret Life Of Sunflowers - Marta Molnar

The Secret Life Of Sunflowers

By Marta Molnar

  • Release Date: 2022-07-19
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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From 366 Ratings

Description

“This book draws all the emotions out of you. I went from tears to snorting with laughter. It was both lighthearted and heart breaking, yet it inspires me to live my best life!” Michele Cox

When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.

Johanna inherited Vincent van Gogh's paintings. They were all she had, and they weren't worth anything. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent's legacy to the world.

The inspiration couldn't come at a better time for Emsley. With her business failing, an unexpected love turning up in her life, and family secrets unraveling, can she find answers in the past?

“This book was so much more than I had expected, and I had high expectations... one of the most beautiful stories I've read in years.”  Kaela Stokes

Reviews

  • Beautiful story of love, loss and belief in self

    5
    By leeanne61
    I loved this story about strong women, art, and love. Not what I expected but truly delighted and grateful to have read it.

  • Loved this book

    5
    By Skywags
    Really inspiring story. I was rooting for both of the women and learned a lot along the way.

  • Eh..

    2
    By gsvsbcjdmd
    Interesting read, but leave much to be desired. I was more interested in Jo’s story than anyone else in the book. The ending felt rushed and the time jumps left more questions than answers. Prompted me to go do some more research myself.

  • Inspiring Story

    5
    By serather
    Fantastic characters, kept me very engaged as I flew through the book. It’s the kind of book that now that’s it’s over, I’ll miss the characters!

  • The Secret Life of Sunflowers

    5
    By floramomma
    The secret life of sunflowers was a good read. It reminded me of another favorite, The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. The three brave women, generations apart, shared a tenacity to keep pushing forward even when the path seemed blocked or hopeless. They moved on ahead. I may go back and read it a second time, and a third. I enjoyed the art references and foundation from beginning to end. Thank you, Marta, for sharing your research about this amazing woman and “ the rest of the story” by conjuring up the two other women over three generations later. Keep on writing! You did well.

  • The Secret Life of Sunflowers

    5
    By kikikmth
    Loved this book and the idea of two women a hundred years apart whose lives were intertwined !

  • The secret life of sunflowers

    5
    By Seth_____
    I loved this book. I couldn’t put it down and what a devotion Jo had to her husbands work and to her brother in law, Vincent Van Gogh.

  • Loved it

    5
    By snapper670
    Wonderful Simply a wonderful historical fiction read.

  • Read sample before buying

    2
    By psling
    This book is self-published because it was rejected by publishers 17 times. The book renewed my faith in the publishing industry. It is so badly written that I had to work to keep from laughing at the 7th grade level metaphors. The characters are not fleshed out so much as papered with cartoonish stereotypes. Apparently some people enjoyed it so all I can say is if you prefer to read books that are well-written, be sure to read the sample before you buy this.

  • Such a impactful book

    5
    By law/claus
    Historical fiction about Vincent Van Gogh that I never realized. The power of women!

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