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The Forest Lover
The Forest Lover | Susan Vreeland
8 posts | 13 read | 8 to read
Presents a fictional portrait of pioneering artist Emily Carr, whose independence, boldly original artwork, and unconventional approach to life overcame Victorian restrictions to blaze a new path for twentieth-century women artists.
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PaperbackPirate
The Forest Lover | Susan Vreeland
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Today‘s trip for #LitsySpringBreak is to the Forest.
This historical fiction book is about artist Emily Carr, who lived in & traveled the PNW forests of Canada. At the time the totem poles of the Indigenous people were being torn down by white people in the name of Christianity. Carr saw their beauty & cultural significance. Her goal was to preserve them through her paintings.
🐕 Read in 2018 with my buddy. I miss her so much.
#DogsofLitsy

Ruthiella Perfect book for this prompt! 4y
CBee She‘s so pretty, and I‘m so sorry you lost her 💔 4y
PaperbackPirate @Ruthiella Thank you! She was more popular at the time for her forest paintings. 🌲 4y
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PaperbackPirate @CBee Thank you! I never used this picture because she was so dark, it makes the title disappear. Seeing it now brings back good memories of reading together, and just how cute she could be. 💙 4y
CBee @PaperbackPirate oh, I know how you feel, I really do. I have a little photo corner of the pets I‘ve lost ♥️ I have a chihuahua now - she is cute, but a bit cuckoo 😂 4y
PaperbackPirate @CBee Aw, I love chihuahuas! I grew up with big dogs, but I love those big chihuahua personalities! 😂 4y
CBee @PaperbackPirate I‘ll post a pic of her and tag you! 4y
TheKidUpstairs Sounds like a great read! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww 🐶❤️ 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick She was adorable 😍 4y
PaperbackPirate @TheKidUpstairs It was pretty interesting. 4y
PaperbackPirate @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Thank you! We couldn‘t go to PetSmart without getting stopped. 💙🐕 4y
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MPick
Forest Lover | Susan Vreeland
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It‘s been a long week so if you need me I‘ll be right here for the foreseeable future. #humpday #readinginbed #thatsunthough

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MPick
The Forest Lover | Susan Vreeland
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This morning I got up, booked an Airbnb, had breakfast while breaking into this newbie and then decided I wanted to curl back into bed to read some more.
The sun is trying and I‘m here for moral support ☀️🌻. #thursdaythoughts #newbooktime

BookishTrish I loved this book 7y
MPick @BookishTrish I finished it the other day and it was so incredible. I really enjoyed the writing but now also want to learn so much more about Emily Carr! 7y
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Caryl
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Has anyone read either of these? Recommended? I've had them on my TBR shelf for a long time...
#framed #anditsaugust

LeeRHarry The Forest Lover is on my shelf unread too 😊 so sorry can't help you 😊 7y
Caryl @LeeRHarry - I love Emily Carr and think she'd make for a fascinating story. Just haven't gotten to it yet. So many books and all. 😊 7y
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ChristieStratos
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Bailedbailed

I bailed on this one. I got 3 discs in and found it hard to get through that much. The historical context and detail is not convincing nor is it present enough of the time. I don't buy the main character at all in the time period for many reasons, some of which are the lack of focus on actually painting or historical context there, the unrealistic conversations for the time, money (in general), etc. Overall I couldn't find a point to the book.

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Emiller
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I absolutely loved this book. After I read it I needed to know more about Emily Carr, so I got the other 2 books 📚🎨🎨📚

LeahBergen I just posted about Emily Carr yesterday. I should read this! 8y
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