Girl in hyacinth blue / Vreeland, Susan

Eight linked stories tracing the history of a painting by the 17th century Dutch artist, Vermeer. In one, he paints his daughter to pay off debts, a second story describes the loss of the ownership papers, a third takes place on the eve of its theft by the Nazis. By the author of What Love Sees.

Tells the story of how a priceless Vermeer painting came to be hanging in the home of lowly college professor Cornelius Engelbrecht.