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Elizabeth Hickey
When I was growing up I read to escape my place and time. I think that's why I write historical fiction now. But being from Louisville, Kentucky is a powerful part of my identity and I hope to write about it someday. My aunt Ellen once suggested that the family pool their resources and buy me... show more

When I was growing up I read to escape my place and time. I think that's why I write historical fiction now. But being from Louisville, Kentucky is a powerful part of my identity and I hope to write about it someday. My aunt Ellen once suggested that the family pool their resources and buy me off so I wouldn't write about them, and she was only half-kidding. No one has come up with the money yet, but luckily for them I'm not ready to write about it anyway. I'm waiting for the insight that comes with distance and the passage of time. My brother thinks I should write a novel called Decline and Fall of the Southern Aristocracy. Maybe I will in twenty years or so.
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Died: January 12, 1999
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altheaann
altheaann rated it 13 years ago
An entry into the genre of books-about-famous-men-from-the-point-of-view-of-women-in-their-lives.I love Klimt, and the whole arts-and-crafts movement that he was involved with. Oh, can I just say Art Nouveau? "Arts-and-Crafts" sounds like they were sitting around knitting and making macaroni mosaics...
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Chrissie's Books rated it 14 years ago
No spoilers:I absolutely adored this book. My modem/computer was down this afternoon and so rather than looking at GR, it was just me and the book, and Oscar of course. I love the book b/c although much is conjecture about the relationship between Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge, I totally believe th...
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ReaderMarija's Reviews rated it 15 years ago
Recently watched a program on Ovation highlighting the controversy surrounding the rightful possession of Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer and some of his other works. Wanting to keep the art theme current, I decided to read this book, which chronicles the life of Emilie Flöge, the siste...
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