Reay knows how to uphold the integrity of the classics without sullying them, blending, without altering, into them her own story. What I adore so much about these books is their balance of the two entities. Jane Austen’s Emma is easily recognizable in A Portrait of Emily Price. The beauty is when one who does not expect them comes to believe them – that only happens when the compliments and the love behind them are sincere.” – A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine ReayĪside from the writing and skill that goes into every one of Katherine’s novels, the unique markers of them are the literary nods each one carries. “It is nothing to say lovely things to someone who expects them, needs them. This story, Katherine’s latest is one I read as a read along with blogging friends, and the experience is richer for it. Her skills embody precisely what stellar fiction should. The writing, the storytelling, and the characters surpass every checklist you want a fictional story to checkmate.
REVIEW: Believe me when I sincerely say the following: the skill with which Katherine tells each of her stories impresses me like none other. Their whirlwind romance leads them to Italy where Emily discovers long buried secrets in Ben’s family that changes everything.Ī Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine Reay | Book Review It’s Atlanta where she meets, Ben, an Italian chef who sweeps Emily off her feet.
First, her life changes for the better… and coinciding with this euphoria is when everything falls apart. Her latest job takes her to Atlanta where two things happen. From swooping in save her sister from her flighty behavior patterns therefore saving her from herself, to perfecting her work as a restorer, she likes projects. As an art restorer she’s passionate about righting anything that is “wrong” and anyone that hurts. THE STORY: Fixing things, whether broken or not, is Emily Price’s van Gogh.
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