Reviews
"O'Connor . . . skillfully navigates the bizarre orbit of Klimt's masterpiece . . . with depth of insight and righteous indignation. Whether or not you've marveled at Klimt's shimmering portrait before, you won't look at it the same way again." - Washingtonian "Fascinating, ambitious, exhaustively researched . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." - The Washington Post "Writing with a novelist's dynamism, O'Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." - Booklist (starred review) "Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." - BookPage "The dazzling, nearly surreal'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' is about a lot more than just art. O'Connor captures the whole story." - Library Journal "Every stolen painting has a story. The tale behind this one is epic." - Christian Science Monitor "A fascinating book." - Dallas Morning News "[An] evocation of a beautiful, vanished world." - Women's Wear Daily "Fascinating tale of beauty, terror, loss and remembrance reveals a deeper truth beneath the golden surface." -Jonathan Lopez, Associated Press "O'Connor has told an important story." - The Wall Street Journal "Lusciously detailed." - Kirkus "Encapsulates a fascinating, complicated cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, its Jewish intelligentsia, and their near complete destruction by the Nazis....vividly evokes... how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt...poignant and convincing..." - Publisher's Weekly "Ignites many a startling flashpoint in the moral history of our time-a taut, rich, tangy and instructive read." -Frederic Morton "Gripping in details and drama." - The Los Angeles Times "Intricately webbed and shocking tale of this iconic work." -Donna Seaman, "A book everyone can enjoy . . . wonderful in the way it weaves [Klimt's] life in with the history of the times, the history of the art world, and the impending rise of Hitler . . . fantastic in its implication of so very many groups and individuals in the holocaust itself and the stealing of art in particular." -- The Daily KOS "Illuminating and rewarding . . . compelling." -- The Jewish Journal "A 100-year saga involving sex, genocide, betrayal, a landmark legal battle and millions of dollars . . . harrowing . . . [a] scathing indictment . . . O'Connor gives each of her subjects a dignified historical airing." -- Maclean's "The lives lost and the stories that flow from this one painting will haunt, sadden, anger, and stick with you indefinitely." -- City Book Review "An engrossing history . . . entering into the relationship of artist and model. . . . [A] breathless telling." -- The Vienna Review of Books "Skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse . . . The book's strength lies in the depth of its details . . . offering readers a nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." -- Bookforum "[A] fascinating story of lust, beauty, greed, loss, prejudice, atrocity, and justice is told here with a wealth of glittering detail." -- The Dispatch "O'Connor . . . skillfully navigates the bizarre orbit of Klimt's masterpiece . . . with depth of insight and righteous indignation. Whether or not you've marveled at Klimt's shimmering portrait before, you won't look at it the same way again." -- Washingtonian "Fascinating, ambitious, exhaustively researched . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." -- The Washington Post "Writing with a novelist's dynamism, O'Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." -- Booklist (starred review) "Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." -- BookPage "The dazzling, nearly surreal 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' is about a lot more than just art. O'Connor captures the whole story." -- Library Journal "Every stolen painting has a story. The tale behind this one is epic." -- Christian Science Monitor "A fascinating book." -- Dallas Morning News "[An] evocation of a beautiful, vanished world." -- Women's Wear Daily "Fascinating tale of beauty, terror, loss and remembrance reveals a deeper truth beneath the golden surface." --Jonathan Lopez, Associated Press "O'Connor has told an important story." -- The Wall Street Journal "Lusciously detailed." -- Kirkus "Encapsulates a fascinating, complicated cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, its Jewish intelligentsia, and their near complete destruction by the Nazis....vividly evokes... how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt...poignant and convincing..." -- Publisher's Weekly "Ignites many a startling flashpoint in the moral history of our time--a taut, rich, tangy and instructive read." --Frederic Morton "Gripping in details and drama." -- The Los Angeles Times "Intricately webbed and shocking tale of this iconic work." --Donna Seaman, "A book everyone can enjoy . . . wonderful in the way it weaves [Klimt's] life in with the history of the times, the history of the art world, and the impending rise of Hitler . . . fantastic in its implication of so very many groups and individuals in the holocaust itself and the stealing of art in particular." - The Daily KOS "Illuminating and rewarding . . . compelling." - The Jewish Journal "A 100-year saga involving sex, genocide, betrayal, a landmark legal battle and millions of dollars . . . harrowing . . . [a] scathing indictment . . . O'Connor gives each of her subjects a dignified historical airing." - Maclean's "The lives lost and the stories that flow from this one painting will haunt, sadden, anger, and stick with you indefinitely." - City Book Review "An engrossing history . . . entering into the relationship of artist and model. . . . [A] breathless telling." - The Vienna Review of Books "Skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse . . . The book's strength lies in the depth of its details . . . offering readers a nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." - Bookforum "[A] fascinating story of lust, beauty, greed, loss, prejudice, atrocity, and justice is told here with a wealth of glittering detail." - The Dispatch "O'Connor . . . skillfully navigates the bizarre orbit of Klimt's masterpiece . . . with depth of insight and righteous indignation. Whether or not you've marveled at Klimt's shimmering portrait before, you won't look at it the same way again." - Washingtonian "Fascinating, ambitious, exhaustively researched . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." - The Washington Post "Writing with a novelist''s dynamism, O''Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." - Booklist (starred review) "Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." - BookPage "The dazzling, nearly surreal 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' is about a lot more than just art. O''Connor captures the whole story." - Library Journal "Every stolen painting has a story. The tale behind this one is epic." - Christian Science Monitor "A fascinating book." - Dallas Morning News "[An] evocation of a beautiful, vanished world." - Women''s Wear Daily "Fascinating tale of beauty, terror, loss and remembrance reveals a deeper truth beneath the golden surface." -Jonathan Lopez, Associated Press "O''Connor has told an important story." - The Wall Street Journal "Lusciously detailed." - Kirkus "Encapsulates a fascinating, complicated cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, its Jewish intelligentsia, and their near complete destruction by the Nazis....vividly evokes... how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt...poignant and convincing..." - Publisher's Weekly "Ignites many a startling flashpoint in the moral history of our time-a taut, rich, tangy and instructive read." -Frederic Morton "Gripping in details and drama." - The Los Angeles Times "Intricately webbed and shocking tale of this iconic work." -Donna Seaman, "A book everyone can enjoy . . . wonderful in the way it weaves [Klimt's] life in with the history of the times, the history of the art world, and the impending rise of Hitler . . . fantastic in its implication of so very many groups and individuals in the holocaust itself and the stealing of art in particular." - The Daily KOS "Illuminating and rewarding . . . compelling." - The Jewish Journal "A 100-year saga involving sex, genocide, betrayal, a landmark legal battle and millions of dollars . . . harrowing . . . [a] scathing indictment . . . O'Connor gives each of her subjects a dignified historical airing." - Maclean's "The lives lost and the stories that flow from this one painting will haunt, sadden, anger, and stick with you indefinitely." - City Book Review "An engrossing history . . . entering into the relationship of artist and model. . . . [A] breathless telling." - The Vienna Review of Books "Skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse . . . The book's strength lies in the depth of its details . . . offering readers a nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." - Bookforum "[A] fascinating story of lust, beauty, greed, loss, prejudice, atrocity, and justice is told here with a wealth of glittering detail." - The Dispatch "O'Connor . . . skillfully navigates the bizarre orbit of Klimt's masterpiece . . . with depth of insight and righteous indignation. Whether or not you've marveled at Klimt's shimmering portrait before, you won't look at it the same way again." - Washingtonian "Fascinating, ambitious, exhaustively researched . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." - The Washington Post "Writing with a novelist''s dynamism, O''Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." - Booklist (starred review) "Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." - BookPage "The dazzling, nearly surreal'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' is about a lot more than just art. O''Connor captures the whole story." - Library Journal "Every stolen painting has a story. The tale behind this one is epic." - Christian Science Monitor "A fascinating book." - Dallas Morning News "[An] evocation of a beautiful, vanished world." - Women''s Wear Daily "Fascinating tale of beauty, terror, loss and remembrance reveals a deeper truth beneath the golden surface." -Jonathan Lopez, Associated Press "O''Connor has told an important story." - The Wall Street Journal "Lusciously detailed." - Kirkus "Encapsulates a fascinating, complicated cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, its Jewish intelligentsia, and their near complete destruction by the Nazis....vividly evokes... how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt...poignant and convincing..." - Publisher's Weekly "Ignites many a startling flashpoint in the moral history of our time-a taut, rich, tangy and instructive read." -Frederic Morton "Gripping in details and drama." - The Los Angeles Times "Intricately webbed and shocking tale of this iconic work." -Donna Seaman, "Skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse . . . The book's strength lies in the depth of its details . . . offering readers a nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." - Bookforum "[A] fascinating story of lust, beauty, greed, loss, prejudice, atrocity, and justice is told here with a wealth of glittering detail." - The Dispatch "O'Connor . . . skillfully navigates the bizarre orbit of Klimt's masterpiece . . . with depth of insight and righteous indignation. Whether or not you've marveled at Klimt's shimmering portrait before, you won't look at it the same way again." - Washingtonian "Fascinating, ambitious, exhaustively researched . . . A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust." - The Washington Post "Writing with a novelist's dynamism, O'Connor resurrects fascinating individuals and tells a many-faceted, intensely affecting, and profoundly revelatory tale of the inciting power of art and the unending need for justice." - Booklist (starred review) "Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." - BookPage "The dazzling, nearly surreal'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' is about a lot more than just art. O'Connor captures the whole story." - Library Journal "Every stolen painting has a story. The tale behind this one is epic." - Christian Science Monitor "A fascinating book." - Dallas Morning News "[An] evocation of a beautiful, vanished world." - Women's Wear Daily "Fascinating tale of beauty, terror, loss and remembrance reveals a deeper truth beneath the golden surface." -Jonathan Lopez, Associated Press "O'Connor has told an important story." - The Wall Street Journal "Lusciously detailed." - Kirkus "Encapsulates a fascinating, complicated cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, its Jewish intelligentsia, and their near complete destruction by the Nazis....vividly evokes... how she became entwined with the charismatic, sexually charged, and irreverent Klimt...poignant and convincing..." - Publisher's Weekly "Ignites many a startling flashpoint in the moral history of our time-a taut, rich, tangy and instructive read." -Frederic Morton "Gripping in details and drama." - The Los Angeles Times "Intricately webbed and shocking tale of this iconic work." -Donna Seaman
