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The Golden Tulip: A Novel (Paperback)

by Rosalind Laker (Author)

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Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (Nov 27 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307352579
ISBN-13: 978-0307352576
Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 3.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 363 g

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Love, tulips, painting, Dutch patriotism and the dynamics of personal and political power inform Laker's sprawling saga, set in Holland during the time of Rembrandt and Vermeer (both of whom serve as secondary characters). Francesca is the eldest daughter of the painter Hendrik Visser and a talented artist in her own right. So is middle sister, Aletta, while the youngest, Sybella, is far more interested in marrying well. Hendrik is successful, but his drinking and gambling keep the family in penury. Once the girls' mother dies, Francesca has new responsibilities, which she must soon balance with an apprenticeship to a little-known Vermeer. Tulip grower Pieter van Doorne makes a delivery at the house one day while Francesca prepares to pose as flower goddess Flora for her father. Pieter is instantly smitten, but the man who commissioned the Flora painting, wealthy ship owner Ludolf van Deventer, has designs on Flora, as well as on the country's political future. Laker (To Dance with Kings) excels at broad-strokes portraiture, moving from 17th-century intrigue to intimate glimpses of daily life. The absorbing plot unfolds slowly and conveys real passion for both life and work. (Nov.)
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YA-- Set in the heyday of the great 17th-century Dutch artists, The Golden Tulip is a historical romance fraught with political intrigue. Having studied with her artist father, Francesca Visser plans to become a master painter. Shortly before she begins an art apprenticeship with Jan Vermeer, she discovers that her father, desperate for money to settle his gambling debts, has acquired a wealthy patron with a shady past who demands Francesca as collateral for a loan. Financial assistance from an unexpected source frees her to go to Delft where her relationship with Pieter van Doorne, a tulip grower, blossoms and the traitorous patron's plot during the French invasion is revealed. Despite the length of the novel, devotees of the genre will find it engrossing.
- Carol Clark, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mirella Patzer - Author of Bloodstone Castle, Sep 4 2008

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In 18th century Holland, after the tulip trade boom, the Dutch people turn their interests and their hearts to artists such as Rembrandt and Franz Halls. Hendrick Visser is a student of art under Franz Hall. The sale of his paintings would earn him a comfortable living were it not for his compulsive gambling and incessant drinking. His vices continually force his family into a hand-to-mouth existence and always on the edge of devastation and financial ruin. Despite his failings, his wife Anna, and three daughters Francesca, Aletta, and Sybylla, love him and help him through his scrapes. When Hendrick's wife dies in childbirth, his three daughters become even more vulnerable to their father's vice-driven whims and desperate acts.

Francesca, Hendrick's eldest daughter is a talented artist and she has been assigned to study with Johannes Vermeer, a master artist from Delft. Francesca falls in love with Pieter van Doorne, a tulip merchant. Meanwhile, Hendrick looses heavily at gambling. Desperate to pay off his gambling debts, he secretly enters into an arrangement and ransoms Francesca off to unscrupulous man named Ludolf van Deventer who has become obsessed with her, even to the point of committing murder. Not only is Francesca terrified of the man, but she is also repulsed by him.

Aletta is fearful of leaving her future in the hands of her father so she begins to paint, selling her work secretly to a lower class of society. When Hendrick discovers her sub-standard clandestine ventures into the art world, he destroys her paintings and banishes her from his home and his life.

Sybylla seeks escape through marriage into a rich family and is highly materialistic.

The Golden Tulip is a tale about the three sisters and their struggles to overcome the turmoil in their lives caused not only by societal mores and values, but by addiction. Rosalind Laker sweeps her reader into 18th century Holland, successfully bringing to life wonderful vividness and authenticity. She knows well the customs, history, and world of artists during that time. As always, her novels have wonderful three dimensional characters and extraordinary plot twists. Rosalind Laker's novels never ever disappoint and always make for fascinating reads.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Blooming Good Read, Jan 13 2001

By	Leah M. Brown (Anchorage, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Golden Tulip (Hardcover)

The Golden Tulip is set in 17th Century Amsterdam and deals with artists guilds. The heroine, Francesca Visser, is a talented and inspired young artist who finds her life turned upside down when her mother dies. When Francesca's father loses a small fortune gambling, he affiances her to a ruthless and diabolical merchant, Ludolf van Deventer. First, though, she is allowed to complete an apprenticeship with the Delft painter Vermeer, where she perfects her skills and meets famous Flemish artists. Along the way, she meets her true love, Pieter van Doorne, a tulip-grower. Together, Pieter and Francesca find a way to defeat the evil van Deventer. The story also features Francesca's two sisters, Aletta and Sybylla, who have their own adventures and love affairs. The Golden Tulip is a superbly written novel from an extremely gifted story-teller. The story offers history, romance, and a solid plot. It is also emotionally sweeping - drifting between red-hot passion, touching devotion, dark hostility and obsession. The black under-currents, accurate historical details, and sizzling romance in this novel help it to fall into several different categories: thriller, historical, romance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I pray I will write like this one day., Dec 29 2000

By	Leah Marie Brown (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

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I have loved reading historical romance novels since I was a teenager and have labored to write my own passionate tales for the last several years. My first novel, Willing Captive, was published in November 2000, after years of blood, sweat and tears. Though I am proud of it, I can only pray to aspire to Ms. Laker's superb ability and craftsmanship. She is a gifted story-teller, weaving together history, romance, and solid plots. The Golden Tulip is my second favorite Laker novel (To Dance With Kings is my first). This novel is emotionally sweeping - drifting between red-hot passion, touching devotion, dark hostility and obsession. It is genius! You will love Ms. Laker's unqiue style (creating heroines that are independent and strong but also flawed and very believable.)

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