| Like the author's earlier book, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Lady and the Unicorn tells the story of the creation of a work of art. In the late 15th century, Nicholas les Innocents is commissioned by Jean Le Viste to do a set of tapestries. Le Viste's idea is the tapestries will be of a battle. However, Genevieve des Nanterres, Le Viste's wife, convinces Nicholas to make the tapestries tell the story of the Lady who seduces the Unicorn. While at their wealthy home, Nicholas falls in love with their teenage daughter, Claude. However, he is far below her in social class, and her parents have already decided that Claude will marry a nobleman. After Nicholas designs the tapestries, they are woven by a workshop in Brussels. Nicholas goes to the workshop and meets two more women, the wife of the weaver, and their blind daughter. Nicholas uses the faces of these four women in his tapestries. His relationships with the these women, and with the tapestries, change his life.
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Romance/Romance Problems Yes Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Lover is Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () Europe Yes European country: - France Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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