Tell a friend about this book...
Friend's Email:
Subject: I have found a book that I think you would enjoy
Member $avings: $16,105,855.72
|
Books Available: 4,139,993
|
Members Online: 1,739
Your source for swapping books online - Read...Swap...Save!
How To Swap Books?
Sign Up
Search 
Kiosk
All Books
Book Browser
Advanced Search
Books Posted Today
Member Book Reviews
NYT Best Seller List
Newbery Medal Winners
Pulitzer Prize Winners
Most Traveled Copies
Club Wish List
Login
Community
Member Directory
Discussion Forums
Blog
Donations
Live Chat
Box-O-Books
Book Journal
Maps
The Eclectic Pen
Fun Stuff
Top 50s
Pulse of PBS
Spread The Word
Photo Gallery
Recipes
Club Tag Cloud
Member Testimonials
Help Center
Kiosk
Need Help?
Search - Tulip Fever
|
Tulip Fever Author: |
|
|||
Book Information
|
|||||
Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Paperback
Book Description:
A tale of art, beauty, lust, greed, deception and retribution -- set in a refined society ablaze with tulip fever.
In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. But for wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who stirs his soul. She is the prize he desires, the woman he hopes will bring him the joy that not even his considerable fortune can buy.
Cornelis yearns for an heir, but so far he and Sophia have failed to produce one. In a bid for immortality, he commissions a portrait of them both by the talented young painter Jan van Loos. But as Van Loos begins to capture Sophia's likeness on canvas, a slow passion begins to burn between the beautiful young wife and the talented artist.
As the portrait unfolds, so a slow dance is begun among the household's inhabitants. Ambitions, desires, and dreams breed a grand deception -- and as the lies multiply, events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax.
In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novels -- a lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively readable. Seldom has a novel so vividly evoked a time, a place, and a passion.
In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. But for wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who stirs his soul. She is the prize he desires, the woman he hopes will bring him the joy that not even his considerable fortune can buy.
Cornelis yearns for an heir, but so far he and Sophia have failed to produce one. In a bid for immortality, he commissions a portrait of them both by the talented young painter Jan van Loos. But as Van Loos begins to capture Sophia's likeness on canvas, a slow passion begins to burn between the beautiful young wife and the talented artist.
As the portrait unfolds, so a slow dance is begun among the household's inhabitants. Ambitions, desires, and dreams breed a grand deception -- and as the lies multiply, events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax.
In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novels -- a lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively readable. Seldom has a novel so vividly evoked a time, a place, and a passion.
Members who requested this book also requested:
Similar books to this author and title:
|  |  |  |
Genres:
Top Member Book Reviews
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
Tulip Fever has a little bit of everything: suspense, romance, and history. It's set against the background of the tulip frenzy of the 1630s. Amsterdam is stricken with the fever of tupilomania. People invest in bulbs, the bargain, they gamble, they sell everything--all for the glory of making more money.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the format which has each chapter devoted to a different character. You get the story from different perspectives. It's somewhat like Tracy Chevalier's Lady and the Unicorn. In fact, if you enjoy Tracy Chevalier's writing, you will enjoy this as well.
This is a fascinating, fast paced historical fiction novel. I knocked it off in three days as I really wanted to know what would become of the characters.
Elle S. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is one on my list as the best books I ever read!
The ending is GREAT!
Eileen G. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fantastic story-weaving. I loved this book, an easy read and an engaging story.
Read All Book Reviews of "Tulip Fever"
Please Rate these Book Reviews
Charlene P. (An enjoyable story of love and the extent that people will go to for love. The main story is about a young woman who married an old wealthy man out of necessity, who falls in love with the painter commissioned to paint her and her husband, and her attempt to have what she desires. The actually Tulip mania doesn't come into play until the later half of the book. The story, like the Tulip Fever, emphasizes people acting/reacting to wants instead of reality.
I loved this book. If you're interested in the history of trading in Amsterdam and much more, you'll love this book. The ending was a total surprise!!
Wonderful historical fiction romance. Set in Amsterdam during Tulipomania.
In 1630 Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. But for the wealthy merchant, Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who stirs his soul. She is the prize he desires, the woman he hopes will bring him the joy that not even his considerable fortune can buy. Cornelis yearns for an heir, but so far he and Sophia have failed to produce one. In a bid for immortality, he commissions a portrait of them both by the talented young painter Jan van Loos. But as Van Loos begins to capture Sophia's likeness on canvas, a slow passion begins to burn between the beautiful young wife and the talented artist. As the portrait unfolds, so a slow dance is begun among the household's inhabitants. Ambitions, desires, and dreams breed a grand deception and as the lies multiply, events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax.
once again, it j ust didn't grab me, I never finished it
Linda K. (A tale of art, beauty, lust, greed, deception, and retribution- set in a refined society ablaze with fulip fever.
Read All Book Reviews of "Tulip Fever"
Book Wiki
Common Title
Series
Original Publication Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
People/Characters
Real Places
Fictional Places
Important Events
Awards and Honors