The release date for the English version of 'The Marriage of Opposites' by
Alice Hoffman is Aug 2015. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A forbidden love tale about the exceptional lady who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro, the Father of Impressionism, set on the tropical island of St. Thomas, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of exceptional Things.
Rachel, who was up in the bucolic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, longs to live in distant Paris. Rachel's mother, a cornerstone of their little Jewish community that fled the Inquisition, has never been able to accept her daughter's rebellious behaviour. Growing up, their maid Adelle's faith in Rachel's abilities and her close, lifetime connection with Adelle's daughter Jestine serve as Rachel's saving grace. However, Rachel does not own her life. In an attempt to save her father's company, she marries off to a widower with three kids. Rachel takes control of her own life story when her husband passes away unexpectedly and his attractive, much younger nephew Fréderick comes from France to settle the estate. She starts a defiant, passionate love affair that ignites a scandal that impacts her entire family, including her favourite son who goes on to become one of France's greatest artists.
The Marriage of Opposites, which is set in an almost unfathomably beautiful universe and builds on the successes of The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, presents the adored and best-selling Alice Hoffman at the pinnacle of her enormous abilities. The marriage of Rachel and Fréderick is a wonderful and captivating tale that was once lost to history.