I Am You

De: Victoria Redel

Narrado por: Katharine Lee McEwan

This “lush, sexy, absorbing novel” of historical fiction “brings to life two artists who are inextricably linked in passion and competition” (Melissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood)

A “captivating” lesbian romance set in the “wonderfully atmospheric” art world of 1600s Amsterdam (Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit)

At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.

While Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry—and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.

A mesmerizing historical novel, I Am You is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.

“A stunning accomplishment.” —Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Day and The Hours

“[A] transporting epic of making art and love.” —Booklist

This book was fascinating and glorious!

The language and imagery and characters were supremely memorable! Narrator was very skilled! Thanks! Great read!

Great story

I really loved the story of the book. This audio was enjoyable to listen to and had the proper displays of emotion when necessary. The only thing I would change is if the reader could pause a little bit more between separate paragraphs, so that they are clearly different subjects.