Title: The center of the world
Description: Alternating between 19th-century Europe and present-day New England, this novel, exploring the ever-evolving role of art in our lives, follows Henry who, stumbling upon a controversial painting of Helen of Troy that had been thought to be lost forever, is torn between wanting to sell the work and keeping something of beauty in his life.
Subjects: Art, Fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, biographical, Psychological aspects
People: J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851)