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I Am Rembrandt's Daughter
I Am Rembrandt's Daughter
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List Price: $7.99  (€6.31)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(based on 7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 213025
Category: Book

Author: Lynn Cullen
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Studio: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Label: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 159990294X
EAN: 9781599902944
ASIN: 159990294X

Publication Date: October 28, 2008
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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With her mother dead of the plague and her brother newly married, Cornelia van Rijn finds herself without a friend or confidante?except her difficult father. Out of favor with Amsterdam?s elite, the once revered Rembrandt van Rijn is now teetering on the brink of madness. Cornelia alone must care for him, though she is haunted by secrets and scandal of her own. Her only happiness comes in a growing romance with Carel, the son of a wealthy shipping magnate, whose passion for art stirs her. And then there is Neel, her father?s last remaining pupil, a darkly brooding young man whose steadfast devotion to Rembrandt both baffles and touches her.

Based on real characters and filled with family dramas and a love triangle that would make Jane Austen proud, I Am Rembrandt?s Daughter is a powerful account of a young woman?s struggle to come of age within the shadow of one of the world?s most brilliant and complicated artists.




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4 out of 5 stars Great Historical Fiction Read   December 23, 2008
This book tells the story of Cornelia van Rijn and her difficult life being known as the daughter of Rembrandt, a once famed and respected painter who is now thought of to be going mad. I loved all the historic details of Amsterdam in the 1600s. The characters had depth and personalities with real flaws and characteristics. The flaws somehow made me like each character even more. Cornelia was an interesting narrator who's voice seemed like the mind of a real teenager. Lynn Cullen's writing was very easy-to-read without being to childish and at the same time involving the reader every step of the way.

My only problem about the book is the ending. I felt that it seemed a bit rushed. The conflicts in the story were all summed up rather quickly without much depth. I also didn't like how *SPOILER* she ended it with Carel. He was a character you loved. Throughout half of the whole book, it talks about how great Carel is and how Cornelia can't wait to see him next, while at the same time constantly pointing out how boring and dull Neel is. Then all of a sudden at the very end of the book, Carel doesn't want to talk to Cornelia anymore because he's scared of disease and Cornelia suddenly realizes her love for Neel. The whole half book, the author spends all this time describing Cornelia's feelings for Carel and how he's so wonderful and perfect. Carel was likable with a good personality, and you could relate to Cornelia's anxiousness to see him every moment. It seemed like Lynn Cullen knew she had to make Cornelia end up with Neel in the end but she didn't have enough time to write about them getting closer to each other that she just stuck it in there at the end real quick.

However, the great writing and absorbing story makes up for most of this. Other than the ending and how she ended up with Neel, I thought this was a great, interesting, and fun read. I liked the romance for the most part, other than what i've already said at the end. I recommend this book to those who love an absorbing read with drama, romance, mystery, history, and character depth.



4 out of 5 stars Rare Fictional Look at Rembrandt's Holland   July 22, 2008
Cornelia is the young teenage daughter of Rembrandt van Rijn. Her mother died from the plague when she was young, leaving her alone with her eccentric father and loving older brother. Her family struggles greatly with money and Rembrandt's reputation in society. However, Cornelia sees an opportunity to change her lot in life when a romance blossoms with the son of a wealthy merchant.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel. I thought that the characters were very realistic and that Cornelia's relationship with her father was developed quite accurately. My only complaints were that the plot could be a little slow-moving at times (the most excitment is packed into the last fifty or so pages) and some passages came dangerously close to being a little too angsty to be believable. On the whole, however, this was an enjoyable read. I'd especially recommend it to teens interested in art history.



5 out of 5 stars I love this book! (spoliers!)   May 3, 2008
This book is about Rembrandt's daughter by his housemaid, Cornelia, who reminiscs on the old days when her mother was alive, and when she saw the "gold-moustache man" who was nice to her.
When her half-brother marries his cousin and moves out, she is all alone except for her father and his assissant, Neel. She attempts to sell her father's work, and meets a boy named Carel in the process. Soon, they spend all their spare moments together, but when the plague comes about, he avoids her because he is scared of it.
Cornelia find out that the "gold-moustache man" is really her father, and that Carel is her cousin. But when she is offered to live with him, she declines because she claims that even if she doesn't have the Rembrandt blood in her, she has the Rembrandt heart.
At the end, she gets together with Neel.

I really liked this book.



5 out of 5 stars I Am Rembrandt's Daughter   March 19, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Taking us back to the 1600's, this book does a great job letting us know what it was like to be just an average girl. The description of Cornelia's troubles and triumphs was just perfect, and best of all the story as a whole was believeable. While the ending may have been happy, I was beyond pleased that it wasn't the cliche, happy-go-lucky ending that I'd been expecting. This book kept me entertained and interested from the beginning, and I'd recommend it to fans of historical novels, because it does a great job of blending in facts with fiction.


4 out of 5 stars I am Rembrandt's Daughter ~ Kcs~   March 1, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

How would you feel if you had no mother, your older brother was getting married, and you had to live with a father who neglected you? That's what happens to Cornelia van Rijn. Since her mother died from the plague when she was a young girl, Cornelia grew up with her brother Titus as her only friend while trying to get her father to recognize her. Now that her brother is getting married, Cornelia must take care of her demented father alone.

Rembrandt van Rijn was once the most popular artist in Amsterdam. But now his work isn't being recognized greatly and he only has one pupil, Neel. Cornelia has no problem with Neel but the only thing she doesn't get about him is why he's so commited to Rembrandt as his teacher. One day, Cornelia goes shopping with her sister-in-law and gets told that it seems like Neel has feelings for her. Could that be why he's so devoted to Rembrandt? Cornelia is taken by this comment but it doesn't get to her because the only guy she can think about is Carel Bruyningh. Carel is the son of a wealthy shipping entrepreneur. Cornelia finds happines in her "growing romance" with Carel who also has a passion for artwork. Will their romance grow into something more? Or could there be something between Neel and Cornelia? Will her father ever really get to know her?

I think this novel by Lynn Cullen was a great one. Her style of writing sort of resembles Ann Rinaldi because she does her research and takes the life of someone in history to make a great story without breaking the facts but filling in the gaps. I thought the pacing of this book was decent because even though it was slow in the begining, it didn't get so boring to where I wanted to stop reading. I don't think this historical fiction book was written from a Christian standpoint but I still thought it was good. I would recommend it to people who like books that can be contrasted with reality and have a good lesson about relationships.



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