- Hardcover: 389 pages
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company (21 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743291107
- ISBN-13: 978-0743291101
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,779,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The bloody turmoil of revolutionary Russia and the decadence of inter-war Paris form the backdrop to this fascinating real-life mystery. The novel is based on the life of Zoia, an exiled Russian painter and aristocrat, and the cache of private papers she left behind at her death in 1999. After Zoia's death, a disgraced art dealer with an unhappy and mysterious connection to the artist sets out to unearth her well-guarded secrets with dramatic and unpredictable consequences.
This book mixes past and present brilliantly; you can feel the one bleeding into the other (at some points almost literally). It is also highly addictive, as the reader comes to share the dealer's obsession with Zoia and her past. A dark, sexy, unforgettable journey.
This book mixes past and present brilliantly; you can feel the one bleeding into the other (at some points almost literally). It is also highly addictive, as the reader comes to share the dealer's obsession with Zoia and her past. A dark, sexy, unforgettable journey.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This part-historical, part-contemporary novel about a seductive Russian painter with a dark past, artfully combines the authenticity you would expect from a true story with the drive of a modern mystery. After about seventy reasonably intriguing pages, it sink its hooks into you and becomes incredibly compelling. Something similar happens to the protaganist, a disgraced art dealer who believes Zoia played a part in the tragedy that destroyed his childhood (and more besides). The novel follows his mounting obsession with revealing Zoia's secrets, cut with visions of her past in revolutionary Russia, and the decadent Paris of the 1920s. A feast of a book that you wish you could take slowly, but end up bolting all the same.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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A book group hit. Strikingly well written, ingenious story, moving and shocking in places. Will definitely look out for more from this writer.
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Excellent book
This is based on a real persons life. We travel from prerevolutionary Russia til today. A story that touches one, but also a story full of enigmas. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gyrite
zoia's gold
This must be one of the most non-gripping novels ever written. The main characters hold no interest and I cared so little about them that it was hardly worth finishing book.
Published on 3 April 2009 by Ianandrews
Decent page turner
Zoia's Gold is not a bad book. It is the story of a Russian emigre artist, told by an art dealer who has fallen on hard times, as he researches her life. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2007 by Jaybird
Ideal travelling companion
This book was my travelling companion for several weeks. I rationed myself to reading it only when on the move, a hour here and there, rather than devouring it in huge chunks as... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2007 by JC
All that glitters is not gold. . .
This book started so well. There was mystery, beautiful writing and the suggestion that something scandolous was going to be discovered. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2007 by Brida
Beautifully written - poor plot
All the reviews for this book are so overwhelmingly positive I hate to bring everyone down, but this book isn't really that good. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2006 by Polly
Highly addictive mystery
An extraordinary novel about the seductive Russian artist known as `Zoia', and the man who sets out to uncover her secret life. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2006 by Tasha R
Original
A very unusual story about a female artist, and one man's obsession with uncovering her secret life. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2006 by Heather
A superb read - can't put it down!
Zoia's Gold is a gripping, romantic, fascinating read that you won't want to put down once you started! Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2005 by "maja_sz"
Something special for everyone
Whether you are a bit of a history buff, like your detective stories or a tangible element of suspence AND appreciate rich, beautiful and atmospheric language in your literature,... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2005 by "heiko_claudia"
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