Mrs Van Gogh

Listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, Mrs Van Gogh (2023) by Caroline Cauchi is the story of a woman who was painted out of history.   1890: Vincent van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind. 1901, Paris: His work is exhibited and his unparalleled talent finally recognised. The tireless efforts of one woman gave the world one of its greatest creative minds. But twenty-eight-year-old Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent’s sister-in-law and the keeper of his immense collection of paintings, sketches and letters, has, until now, been written out of history. This beautiful, moving novel finally gives this extraordinary woman a voice. “All the characters jump off the page…what we have here is a very fine novel.” - Historical Novel Society Caroline Cauchi also writes as Caroline Smailes and her acclaimed novel, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, has been adapted into a film starring James Tarpey and Johnny Vegas. It has been nominated for Best UK Feature at the Raindance film festival. Matt Haig called the novel, ‘magical, weird, wonderful’. Caroline worked as a lecturer for several years before turning her hand to fiction. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and their many children.   Buy Now from Amazon Buy Now from Bookshop