The Bridal Chair

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In prose as painterly and evocative as Chagall s own dazzling brushstrokes, Gloria Goldreich finely evokes one of the most significant masters of modern art through the discerning eyes of his loyally protective daughter Cynthia Ozick, award winning author of Foreign Bodies Ida Chagall, the only daughter of Marc Chagall, is blossoming in the Paris art world beyond her father s controlling gaze But her newfound independence is short lived In Nazi occupied Paris, Chagall s status as a Jewish artist has made them all targets, yet his devotion to his art blinds him to their danger.When Ida falls in love and Chagall angrily paints an empty wedding chair The Bridal Chair in response, she faces an impossible choice Does she fight to forge her own path outside her father s shadow, or abandon her ambitions to save Chagall from his enemies and himself Brimming with historic personalities from Europe, America and Israel, The Bridal Chair is a stunning portrait of love, fortitude, and the sharp divide between art and real life Only Gloria Goldreich could write a novel so grounded in historical truths yet so exuberantly imaginative The Bridal Chair is Goldreich at her best, with a mesmerizing plot, elegant images, and a remarkable heroine whowill remain with you long after the last page Francine Klagsburn, Jewish Week columnist and acclaimed author of Voices of Wisdom. Download The Bridal Chair author Gloria Goldreich – kino-fada.fr A lush powerful sprawling novel of glorious art, history, war, politics, love, lies, secrets, Jewish history Jewish culture, betrayal, reconciliation, friendships, community, death, birth, which spans over two continents The Bridal Chair is good old fashion storytelling entertainment The perfect escape novel The characters linger in your heart and mind, as they are very well developed Gloria Goldreich s excellent pacing creates a page turner that is hard to put down, although length mig A lush powerful sprawling novel of glorious art, history, war, politics, love, lies, secrets, Jewish history Jewish culture, betrayal, reconciliation, friendships, community, death, birth, which spans over two continents The Bridal Chair is good old fashion storytelling entertainment The perfect escape novel The characters linger in your heart and mind, as they are very well developed Gloria Goldreich s excellent pacing creates a page turner that is hard to put down, although length might give pause to some readers What I loved was the atmospheric fairytale like novel she mixes with history The Jewish storytelling was a at home feeling to me personally and learning about the Chagall family was completely fascinating Marc Chagall Popatchka , Bella Momotchka his wife, and their daughter Ida Idotchka , were an enchanted Trio lively elfin faced Marc, fragile dark haired Bella, and Ida, their ...Extending in depth far beyond the whimsically portrayed bridal chair painting featured on the book s cover and in the plot summary, I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I enjoyed this richly detailed, evocative, and engrossing personal story that is based on the lives of Ida Chagall, her father and famous artist, Marc Chagall, and her mother, Bella, along with those they welcome into their circle The characters are very well developed and there is a fulfilling amount of historical det Extending in depth far beyond the whimsically portrayed bridal chair painting featured on the book s cover and in the plot summary, I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I enjoyed this richly detailed, evocative, and engrossing personal story that is based on the lives of Ida Chagall, her father and famous artist, Marc Chagall, and her mother, Bella, along with those they welcome into their circle The characters are very well developed and there is a fulfilling amount of historical detail which effectively sets the stage to envelope the closely knit family of three as they navigate their personal and professional lives with each other and as Russian Jews in the art world mainly in France at the time of WW2 The story is at times eventfully quiet but compe...The Bridal Chair is a sprawling historical saga that follows the life and fortunes of the Chagall family, filtered through the eyes of Chagall s daughter Ida These are turbulent times, especially for Jews and especially in France where Chagall makes his home It s a wonderfully compelling tale, rich with historical and biographical detail and featuring a host of well known names from the world of art Marc Chagall himself certainly doesn t come out well from his portrayal ...First half was interesting and then it slowed down for me Marc was so selfish, naive and irresponsible that it was hard for me care enough to keep reading through the second half of the book and I didn t finish it.I m grateful to the author for the rich biographical detail about Marc Chagall However the writing was too contrived This book was in dire need of a better editor to cut away the unnecessary adjectives How many times do we need reminding that Ida was full figured This detracted from th...Beim St bern aufbin ich zuf llig auf Die Tochter des Malers gesto en und habe es sofort auf meine Wunschliste gesetzt, da ich die Gem lde von Marc Chagall liebe, bisher aber nur wenig ber ihn als Person wei Au erdem ist es ein Buch, das den 2.Weltkrieg und den Holocaust thematisiert Da diese beiden Themen schon vor langem mein Interesse geweckt haben und mir mittlerweile auch sehr am Herzen liegen, lese ich solche ...Originally posted on blog The Bridal Chair is telling us a story about life of an artist, Marc Chagall, through the eyes of his daughter, Ida.Ida is describing her eccentric father, his artistic way of living and also her overprotective parents As the story progresses, we can see that the author tries to show the reader through the eyes of young Ida the scenery of politics, art, culture of france and USA during the War She perfected the description of Paris i Originally posted on blog The Bridal Chair is telling us a story about life of an artist, Marc Chagall, through the eyes of his daughter, Ida.Ida is describing her eccentric father, his artistic way of living and also her overprotective parents As the story progresses, we can see that the author tries to show the reader through the eyes of young Ida the scenery of politics, art, culture of france and USA during the War She perfected the description of Paris in 1920s, where young artists came from all over the world to learn and show their art.The first part of the story was the most interesting for me, where Marc Chagall, full of himself and his importance in art world, refuses to flee France and seek refuge in New York City, far away from Hitler and his ways of curing the world Only thanks to I...Only read first half Rating is mixed for this book The storyline was exciting and interesting, but the writing was tiring It seemed as if the author was getting paid per word I think this book could have been a 5 star book if it was cut down by at least 100 pages The author was also extremely repetitive with her descriptions of people I think she called Chagall elfin at least 30 times in the first 100 pages Might pick it back up, but for now I would give it a low review for the writin Only read first half Rating is mixed for this book The storyline was exciting and interesting, but the writing was tiring It seemed as if the author was getting paid per word I think this book could h...Way too long Interesting..a lot of researchnow I want to see Chagall artI did enjoy the story, but felt it would have been aconcise and stronger storyline with about 150 pages edited out.

The Bridal Chair
  • English
  • 01 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 496 pages
  • 1492603260
  • Gloria Goldreich
  • The Bridal Chair