Mona's Eyes: A Novel

Name: Mona's Eyes: A Novel
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Rating: 4 (2259 reviews)
Author: Thomas Schlesser

by Thomas Schlesser

Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction

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4.0 stars from 2,259 reviews. Top 77% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

580 pages~9.7 hr readPublished by Europa Editions, IncorporatedPublished 2025-01-01

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You love stories about intergenerational bonds and the quiet wisdom grandparents pass down to their grandchildren.
You're drawn to literary fiction that weaves art history and philosophy into deeply human stories about mortality and beauty.
You want a book that's both intellectually rich and emotionally affecting, one that changes how you see the world around you.

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You prefer fast-paced plots with high stakes and dramatic twists over meditative, character-driven narratives.
You're not interested in learning about art history or museum visits, even when woven into a touching family story.
You struggle with stories about childhood illness or the prospect of losing one's senses, as these themes run through the entire novel.

About this book

Ten-year-old Mona and her grandfather Henry have fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art in Paris's museums before Mona may lose her sight permanently. Doctors cannot explain a brief episode of blindness Mona experienced, but cannot rule out permanent vision loss. Unable to prevent his granddaughter's potential blindness, Henry decides to fill the approaching darkness with beauty. Each Wednesday for a year, they visit a single masterpiece together, from works by Botticelli to Basquiat. Through these encounters, Mona learns how each artist's work shaped the world around them, while her own perspective is transformed by the power of their art. Under her grandfather's guidance, she comes to understand generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Mona's Eyes traces a journey across five centuries of Western art history, exploring the special bond between a girl and her grandfather while examining the beauty of life itself.

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