Downtown Huntsville Library
FABclub
Friday, August 23, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
FABclub meets once a month to discuss books by female authors. We read a variety of genres. Everyone is welcome to join! This month we are discussing The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar.
When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.
Johanna inherited Vincent van Gogh's paintings. They were all she had, and they weren't worth anything. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent's legacy to the world.
The inspiration couldn't come at a better time for Emsley. With her business failing, an unexpected love turning up in her life, and family secrets unraveling, can she find answers in the past?
Meeting Room A, Downtown Huntsville Public Library