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Imagine Vincent van Gogh in our modern world, struggling to find love and to support himself through his art. Suppose, during the last year and a half of his life, when he severed part of his ear and committed himself to the insane asylum, he stumbles into the very circumstance he has longed for his entire adult life -- a family. Would his life change for the better, or would his self-destructive tendencies still prevail?

My novel, The Painter's Dream, explores these possibilities.

I have altered some details to suit the story, but it is based upon the last year and a half of Vincent van Gogh's life. Instead of Dutch, the painter Quentin D'Entremont is French-Canadian. Instead of traveling to Arles in Southern France, my story is set in the Southern United States. Specifically, North Carolina. His brother's name is Andre instead of Theo but he is the same benefactor, albeit his art gallery is located in Atlanta instead of Paris. I changed the names and places so as to gain a measure of separation between history and fiction.

As a 116,500-word work of contemporary fiction with a historical twist and elements of romance, I believe The Painter's Dream would appeal most to Vincent van Gogh admirers, readers of Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, and readers of the romantic stories of Nicholas Sparks.

About the Author
Fiction writing each day helps keep the demons at bay. October, 2001 saw the publication of horror novel, Dark Resurrection, revised in October 2007. Asylett Press has recently published my medical thriller, Hippocrates Shattered, in ebook format with trade print to follow. Short stories have been published on webzines, including Allegory and The Absent Willow Review. Other novels are in the marketing queue. Raleigh, NC, is home. IT Analyst serves as the day-job and a balance is struck between family life and the need to write.