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Dear Bookclub,
Michael Finkel's "The Art Thief" was well received by our group gathered around Julie's charming table, adorned with her mother's 'Roselyn' Lenox china, the pink rose tastefully cheering us. Grateful for Julie's always-welcoming hosting, her emphasis on good discussion and appealing food set us on on merry way, debating and deciding. The above setting, displayed in the Stockholm Hallwyl Museum, in keeping with the art thief's taste, would have been difficult to chat around.
https://hallwylskamuseet.se/en/whats-on/summer-at-the-hallwyl-museum-2023/
Motives, technique and astonishment were batted about. The task of adding new selections to our needy list, took over and many great books were proposed. Please see the lists and results below.
The heists of Stéphane Breitwieser and Anne Catherine Kleinklaus led them to amass billions of dollars' worth of art to decorate their attic abode. Nearly every weekend for eight years, they blithely eschewed lovely activities that young people engage in and madly stole. Giving up searching for an image of Anne Catherine, (grateful to anyone who can share one!), I wonder how she has erased herself from cyberspace. Breitwieser, depicted in 'some state', is more easily found:
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This bit came up in a Reddit thread. It is a bit odd but entertaining... give it a try and don't forget you can slide through it with your mouse, searching for 'good' parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVBU_Dpdbl0
Julie's suggestions for an upcoming read:
"Long Island" Colm Toibin
"The Great Divide" Cristina Henriques *chosen
"The First Ladies" Marie Benedict
Other selections suggested from our readers:
"The Paris Novel" Ruth Reichl *chosen"
"Lady Tan's Circle of Women" Lisa See
"Rules of Civility" Amor Towles
Happy reading,
LK
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