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The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
Silver Medal Winner:Benjamin Franklin Award -Young Adult Fiction (2022)
When fifteen-year-old Victoria grudgingly accompanies her mother to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, she has no idea her life is about to change forever. While there, she falls under the spell of the famous John Singer Sargent portrait The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit. Drawn into the portrait's shadowy depths, Victoria finds herself transported back in time to the world of the four troubled Boit sisters. By the time she returns to her own world, Victoria understands that the sisters are in serious trouble and need her help. She dedicates herself to solving the mystery of their peculiar loneliness and isolation--only to discover that at the same time she is having an impact on the Boit sisters' future, they are having an equally dramatic effect on her own.
Spanning a brief period in the lives of John Singer Sargent and the Boit family, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is a coming-of-age tale that explores both the murky world of Paris in 1882 and the upheaval going on in Victoria's own time, the early sixties, all the while pondering possible answers to the questions raised by Sargent's most enigmatic work of art.
Spanning a brief period in the lives of John Singer Sargent and the Boit family, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is a coming-of-age tale that explores both the murky world of Paris in 1882 and the upheaval going on in Victoria's own time, the early sixties, all the while pondering possible answers to the questions raised by Sargent's most enigmatic work of art.
Book Details
- Publisher: She Writes Press
- Publish Date: Aug 31st, 2021
- Pages: 232
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.43in - 5.51in - 0.79in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9781647421656
- Recommended age: 12-15
- Categories: • Fantasy - Historical• Art• Coming of Age
About the Author
Loyster, Sara: - Sara Loyster is a writer and a librarian with forty years' experience working in public libraries. She has a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and an MLS from UC Berkeley. This is her debut novel. She and her musician husband split their time between Point Reyes Station and Berkeley, CA.
Praise for this book
2022 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Finalist in Teen: Fiction (13-18 Years) "A debut novel sees a teenage girl step inside a famous painting and
confront the sexual predation that lies hidden beneath its composition. .
. Victoria is both likable and believable as a teenager of the early
'60s. Hillary and the Boit girls are similarly convincing, while the
author's adult characters ground the portrayal with quiet realism. The
story itself moves along at a good pace. Loyster treats a delicate
subject with care and . . . allows neither fact nor fiction to dominate.
Readers unfamiliar with Sargent's painting will think the backdrop
richly imaginative. . . . An absorbing, sensitive meld of fiction and
history." -Kirkus Reviews
characters would prove to be a great discussion starter for an English,
art, or history classroom. . . . VERDICT: A good choice for collections
where historical fiction is popular."
--School Library Journal "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is a fascinating and magical work of art about a fascinating and magical work of art." --Annie Barrows, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and best-selling children's author of the Ivy and Bean series "Far from living in the past, John Singer Sargent's compelling portrait
of four sisters continues to spark the imagination, inspiring stories of
past and present secrets, in Loyster's inventive fiction. It isn't just
art that can transcend time, but also acts of courage." --Dr. Erica E. Hirshler, author of Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting and Croll Senior Curator of Painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "Well written and an absorbing blend of fantasy, art history and an
exploration of the type of photographic pedophilia of which Lewis
Carroll was suspect. I hope the book will include a copy of the Daughters painting. It is a fascinating mystery all by itself." --Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Newbery Award-winning author "Literary and beautifully imagined, this book is a treasure for adults and young adults alike." --Charlie Price, Edgar Award-winning author "In this novel of amazing breadth, the eternal magic of time travel
catapults the reader inside one of the most famous portraits of all
time. Sara Loyster skillfully weaves issues relevant to teens then and
now into a story that both unburies ancient family secrets and solves
the portrait's many intriguing mysteries. The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit fairly bursts with originality and imagination." --Laurel Davis Huber, author of the award-winning novel The Velveteen Daughter "Sara Loyster's imaginative and beautifully rendered journey into the
past shows readers the importance of being courageous for others in the
face of danger." --S. Baer Lederman, author and editor "Victoria initially surrenders to the invisible pull from John Singer
Sargent's famous painting of the Boit sisters out of curiosity.
Traversing time from Boston, 1963, to Paris, 1882, through the portal of
this grand and mysterious painting, she encounters a situation that
sets off alarms in a twentieth-century girl's head. Art, art history,
and the milieu of these different time periods contribute complexity to
the tale. Sara Loyster creates a vivid and admirable heroine, someone
who acts swiftly and assuredly. It is a focu
confront the sexual predation that lies hidden beneath its composition. .
. Victoria is both likable and believable as a teenager of the early
'60s. Hillary and the Boit girls are similarly convincing, while the
author's adult characters ground the portrayal with quiet realism. The
story itself moves along at a good pace. Loyster treats a delicate
subject with care and . . . allows neither fact nor fiction to dominate.
Readers unfamiliar with Sargent's painting will think the backdrop
richly imaginative. . . . An absorbing, sensitive meld of fiction and
history." -Kirkus Reviews
characters would prove to be a great discussion starter for an English,
art, or history classroom. . . . VERDICT: A good choice for collections
where historical fiction is popular."
--School Library Journal "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is a fascinating and magical work of art about a fascinating and magical work of art." --Annie Barrows, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and best-selling children's author of the Ivy and Bean series "Far from living in the past, John Singer Sargent's compelling portrait
of four sisters continues to spark the imagination, inspiring stories of
past and present secrets, in Loyster's inventive fiction. It isn't just
art that can transcend time, but also acts of courage." --Dr. Erica E. Hirshler, author of Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting and Croll Senior Curator of Painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "Well written and an absorbing blend of fantasy, art history and an
exploration of the type of photographic pedophilia of which Lewis
Carroll was suspect. I hope the book will include a copy of the Daughters painting. It is a fascinating mystery all by itself." --Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Newbery Award-winning author "Literary and beautifully imagined, this book is a treasure for adults and young adults alike." --Charlie Price, Edgar Award-winning author "In this novel of amazing breadth, the eternal magic of time travel
catapults the reader inside one of the most famous portraits of all
time. Sara Loyster skillfully weaves issues relevant to teens then and
now into a story that both unburies ancient family secrets and solves
the portrait's many intriguing mysteries. The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit fairly bursts with originality and imagination." --Laurel Davis Huber, author of the award-winning novel The Velveteen Daughter "Sara Loyster's imaginative and beautifully rendered journey into the
past shows readers the importance of being courageous for others in the
face of danger." --S. Baer Lederman, author and editor "Victoria initially surrenders to the invisible pull from John Singer
Sargent's famous painting of the Boit sisters out of curiosity.
Traversing time from Boston, 1963, to Paris, 1882, through the portal of
this grand and mysterious painting, she encounters a situation that
sets off alarms in a twentieth-century girl's head. Art, art history,
and the milieu of these different time periods contribute complexity to
the tale. Sara Loyster creates a vivid and admirable heroine, someone
who acts swiftly and assuredly. It is a focu