Girl Braiding Her Hair

Inspired by the True Story of a Revolutionary Female Artist History Forgot

By: Marta Molnar, Dana Marton

Narrated by: Leah Daniels

Her friends included Van Gogh, Degas, and Renoir. Paris celebrated her as a sought-after model, until she picked up the brush herself, at a time when art schools refused to accept female students. By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, shed been a horse walker, a milliner, a funeral wreath maker, and a circus acrobat, but that was just the beginning of her adventures. Here is her story, along with Ellie's, a modern woman a century later at a crossroads of her life, who pulls Suzanne from the shadows of the past into the light.

A brand-new novel from the author of the bestselling novel of THE SECRET LIFE OF SUNFLOWERS.

The perfect Book Club listen!

©2023 Marta Dana (P)2024 Marta Dana

So fascinating!

I loved learning about an artist I hadn’t heard of before! I also loved the idea of Ellie’s museum.

Narrator and Book Review

The narration of the book was phenomenal and it was a great book as well. Loved the story!

History and current day story

I love reading about little known women in history. I don’t know much about art and this book inspired me to look up Suzanne’s work.

Love art and loved this story

Liked the side by side stories and the strong women in both. Made me want to visit Paris and Philadelphia

Lost fame

Not surprised that women held a critical place in the world of art and artists, as they do in every other aspect of life and history. This tale, comprised of modern and turn-of-the-last century contrasts, was a lyrical bit of story telling that was informative, entertaining and compelling. I was compelled to research as I read! Thank you