The Painted GirlsAnnotation A heartrending, gripping novel about two sisters in Belle epoque Paris. Following their father's sudden death, the van Goethem sisters find their lives upended. Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, this tale renders two sisters to the darker impulses of "civilized society."
Characters| Name | van Goethem, Marie |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
| Name | van Goethem, Antoinette |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Genre | Fiction Historical Love story
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| Topics | Grief Loss Death of a parent Sisters Ballet dancers Life choices Survival Art Sculptors
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| Setting | Paris, France France
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