In your hands you have a sort of diary in which protagonists will write down their thoughts, here you have some characters of this story:
Sophie, a beautiful and ethereal young bride
Cornelis Sandvoort, her husband, a wealthy merchant of the Dutch bourgeoisie, an elegant and fine gentleman
Ian Van Loos, a promising painter, hot temperate, passionate and reckless
It seems like to dig in their mind, as you look at their lifes, through a kaleidoscope of emotions that make you truly understand that there’s never only one truth, that certain actions set in motion other, that sometimes feelings can be dangerous if you live them with unconsciousness.
Two young lovers, a fatal passion set in Amsterdam in the heart of the 1600s where beauty and money go hand in hand. And then there are tulips: colored, full-bodied, almost hypnotic, many varieties have blinded their buyers, generating hopes of a better life through their trade and have fueled dreams, even that of Sophie and Ian.
It’s known that “the sleep of reason produces monsters” and perhaps that of “Tulip fever” is one of them.
The novel by the author Deborah Moggach will be sent back soon to presses in view of its film adaptation. Next September take a look on shelves of bookstores, and if you can’t resist, run to the library.
And don’t say I didn’t tell you.
Time of reading: few hours for a week
