The Van Gogh Woman

It is 1887 in Amsterdam, and Johanna Bonger dreams of a life beyond teaching schoolchildren, translating books, and managing her father’s insurance office. At twenty-four, she fears her future holds little more than loneliness and the quiet regret of missed opportunity. But everything changes when her brother introduces her to Theo van Gogh.

Theo, a sophisticated art dealer living in Paris, opens Johanna’s world to the daring artists and modern thinkers shaping the future. Drawn to his char...