Seldom has a novel so vividly evoked a time, a place, and a passion.
In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novels-a lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively readable.
Ambitions, desires, and dreams breed a grand deception-and as the lies multiply, events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax. An artist falls for a young married woman while hes commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam. But as Van Loos begins to capture Sophia's likeness on canvas, a slow passion begins to burn between the beautiful young wife and the talented artist.Īs the portrait unfolds, so a slow dance is begun among the household's inhabitants. In a bid for immortality, he commissions a portrait of them both by the talented young painter Jan van Loos. She is the prize he desires, the woman he hopes will bring him the joy that not even his considerable fortune can buy.Ĭornelis yearns for an heir, but so far he and Sophia have failed to produce one. But for wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort, it is his young and beautiful wife, Sophia, who stirs his soul. Everywhere men are seduced by the fantastic exotic flower. In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Tulip Fever tells the tale of Sophia, a young woman in 17th century Amsterdam, married to a much older man. The tulip, a much coveted and fleetingly beautiful commodity in Holland during the Dutch Golden Age comes to symbolise the greedy, lustful and out of control parts of the relationship between Sophia and her lover Jan and how money, greed and lust can drive people over the edge and into depravity.A sensual tale of art, lust, and deception-now a major motion picture However there are many surprising twists and turns in this novel, with a very clever final denouement that can’t be anticipated. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy Tulip Fever. Sophia and Jan develop an intense attraction, which leads to a torrid affair. Sophia’s wealthy husband, Cornelis, commissions a young painter, Jan, to paint a portrait of him and his wife.
The couple pose for a vanity portrait, engaging the help of a handsome young artist (Jan). Tulip Fever tells the tale of Sophia, a young woman in 17th century Amsterdam, married to a much older man. The encounters between a lonely young wife (Sophia) who is reluctantly betrothed to wealthy much older man (Cornelis) are believable and written in a rich, compelling and riveting way. Although this is not done in a cliched way. If you enjoyed that other iconic historical novel set in this part of the world Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier, then I think you will also enjoy this book.Īlthough this takes the long-suffering and stifled lust of a Girl with a Pearl Earring and instead turns up about ten notches for dramatic effect.
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