Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw
Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw
Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw
Member Benefits
30% Off All Books - Savings that support storytellers, not stock prices.
Fight Book Bans - Every membership sends a book to LGBTQ+ youth in affected states.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Description
Description
In 1892 Paris, Annie Shaw longs to escape the confining American Colony where she's lived for twenty years as a quiet Civil War widow. As a budding artist, she is ready to immerse herself in the Belle Epoque's vibrant life of art, literature, and music. But when her domineering mother-in-law announces plans to move in next door and make Annie her permanent caregiver, Annie feels trapped and must choose between being responsible for others-her expected societal role-or living her life on her own terms.
A reimagining of the life of which there was no historical record, Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw is a bold historical novel that confronts the constricting Victorian norms of the late nineteenth century.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Intriguing and enjoyable, with an engaging female protagonist."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Roberta Harold knows how to put a good story together. Annie Shaw...is struggling to shed the suffocating role society has assigned her and find her own identity. Harold follows her into the brash and heady art world of Paris during its Golden Age...The food descriptions will make you ravenous."
-Mary Hays, author of Learning to Drive
"Annie, the widow of the Civil War hero Robert Gould Shaw, comes to a deeply felt fictional life in these pages."
-Baron Wormser, author of Some Months in 1968: A Novel
"An engaging, moving and witty novel...with a vivid sense of the exuberant, artistic world of late nineteenth century Paris."
-Harriet S. Chessman, author of Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
The Allstora Membership
Membership Perks:
- Save 30% on all online store purchases
- Exclusive access to author's content
- You pay less, but authors still earn double
Membership Terms:
- To access membership discount simply log in and add to cart, discount applied automatically.
- One month free trial, cancel anytime. Membership renews on the 15th of each month.