The Painted Girls

#1 National Bestseller and New York Times BestsellerParis, 1878. Following her father’s sudden death, Marie van Goethem is dispatched to the Paris Opéra, where for a scant wage she is trained to enter the famous Ballet. Her older sister, Antoinette, finds work—and the love of a dangerous young man—as an extra on the stage. Marie is soon modeling in the studio of renowned artist Edgar Degas, who will immortalize her image forever, while Antoinette must make the choice between a life of honest labor and the more profitable avenues open to a willing young woman—that is, unless her perilous love derails her completely.Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, The Painted Girls is a tale of two remarkable sisters rendered uniquely vulnerable to the darker impulses of civilized society.Praise for THE PAINTED GIRLS#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNPR BEST BOOKGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALISTONTARIO PUBLIC LIBRARY EVERGREEN AWARD WINNERCHATELAINE BOOK CLUB PICKPEOPLE MAGAZINE PICKENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY MUST LIST PICKVANITY FAIR HOT TYPE PICKVOGUE BOOKS PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT PICKHARPER’S BAZAAR WHAT WE’RE READING NOW PICKUSA TODAY NEW & NOTEWORTHY PICKCHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR SMART NEW HISTORICAL NOVELS PICKSAN FRANCISO CHRONICLE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONBOSTON GLOBE WORD ON THE STREET PICKINDIE NEXT PICKGOOD MORNING TEXAS BUY THE BOOK PICKASPEN DAILY NEWS BOOKSELLERS STAFF PICKZOOMER BOOKMARK PICKSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKSAFEWAY BOOK OF THE MONTH