The Swan Thieves - Softcover

"The many ardent admirers of The Historian will be happy to learn that The Swan Thieves offers plenty of the same pleasures." --Washington Post

"A must-read for lovers of historical fiction....The Swan Thieves shows the same meticulous historical research and scene-setting description that elevated The Historian from a vampire tale to a work of art." --Associated Press

"Kostova knows how to craft a breathless ending." --Entertainment Weekly

"A compelling story....Fans of The Historian have been waiting a long time for a new work from Kostova. They won't be disappointed." --Denver Post

"Kostova's eloquent prose possesses the power to both transport and inspire." --BookPage

Andrew Marlow, a psychiatrist, has a perfectly ordered life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when the renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes Marlow's patient.
When Oliver refuses to talk or cooperate, Marlow finds himself going beyond his own legal and ethical boundaries to understand the secret that torments this silent genius, a journey that will lead him into the lives of the women closest to Robert Oliver and toward a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.

Moving from American museums to the coast of Normandy, from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to last love, THE SWAN THIEVES is a story of obsession, the losses of history, and the power of art to preserve human hope.