I Am You

By: Victoria Redel

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Synopsis: 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