The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

A historical novel revolving between the 17th century (time of Sara De Vos life), the 1950's NYC and 2000 Australia (times of art restorer/painter Ellie Shipley and Marty de Groot, the owner of a painting by Sara de Vos). The author segues between time periods, expertly weaving the three eras together and creating three wonderful characters in the telling. I loved the end of their stories.

I asked my Facebook friends for recommendations of novels that had interwoven modern and historical narratives, and several people mentioned this one, a book I hadn't heard of. It was exactly what I was looking for, because the problem with books like these is making the connection between the two narratives and building compelling plots in both. Smith has done that here.