Women’s Committee Book Club Event

We are pleased to announce our first book club event on September 14, 10am – noon in the Fiske Kimball Conference Room. RSVP to Kirstin Engelman at engelmans@comcast.net.

Please join us for coffee and a lively discussion about – The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar.

A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law.

When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother’s diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn’t her grandmother’s. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law.

Johanna inherited Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. They were all she had, and they weren’t worth anything. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent’s legacy to the world.

The inspiration couldn’t come at a better time for Emsley. With her business failing, an unexpected love turning up in her life, and family secrets unraveling, can she find answers in the past?

The perfect book selection in coordination with the PMA show – Van Gogh’s Sunflowers through October 11.

Thank you Susan Zelouf for the book recommendation.

Kirstin & Michelle

Kirstin Engelman
610-299-5016

Michelle Tate
215 480-6364