Luncheon of the Boating Party

A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, €œdone with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself€ (USA Today)

With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists€ lives. Now, as she did in Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Vreeland once again focuses on a single painting€"Auguste Renoir€s instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir€s real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a caf© terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that €œthe painting literally comes alive€ (The Boston Globe).