This book has the pace of a detective novel, sending fresh blood pulsing through an old tale as Murphy recreates the heartbreaking drama of Van Goghs loosening grip on reality. Daily Mail Murphys revelations are fascinating and add intriguing details to the great crisis of Van Goghs life. -- Michael Prodger The Times Murphys book rescues the real Van Gogh from the lazy clichs of tea towel memorabilia by painting an electric, nuanced portrait of a man who achieved artistic brilliance despite his mental health issues and not because of them. In doing so, she allows for a version of his history in which her subjects passion for life, art and humanity blooms like the sunflowers he painted. Daily Mail She knows Provence with an intimacy thats rare in the ear genre.
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