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Praise for Cézanne’s Quarry by
Barbara Corrado Pope

In fewer than 400 pages, first time novelist Pope skillfully explores the subjugation and abuse of women in the nineteenth century; the injustices of the French legal system; the conflict between Darwinian philosophy and established religious belief; and CĂ©zanne’s art, love life, and depressed personality. . . . this story of tortured love and repressed violence resembles Iain Pears at his darkest and Arturo PĂ©rez-Reverte’s The Flanders Panel (1994) in tone and thematic depth.
—Jen Baker, Booklist, May 2008
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Barbara Corrado Pope

August 7, 2008
Cezanne’s Quarry from the road

I’ve made my last foray into the northwest, at least for a while. The highlight was the reading I gave at the University of Oregon. Over 100 people showed up on a hot Saturday afternoon in July. But then again, how can I choose between the largest turnout and the first, on [...]

Cézanne's Quarry:
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Cezanne's Quarry by Barbara Corrado Pope, available at Amazon.com August 1885. Aix-en-Provence. The body of a beautiful woman lies on the floor of a sun-baked quarry, a fragment of painted canvas shivering on a thorny branch nearby. Could Paul Cézanne be Solange Vernet's killer? Read More...