The Printmaker's Daughter: A Novel
&#8220;Katherine Govier reimagines the overlooked artist in this historically rich tale, based on a true story and crafted with vivid imagery.&#8221; (Marie Claire)&#8220;Lavishly researched and brilliant. . . . Govier astonishes throughout in her ability to write epic themes intimately, particularly in the lyrical, absorbing, and intense final hundred pages.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly (starred review))&#8220;Govier&#8217;s expansive historical novel turns the spotlight on Oei, the &#8220;ghost brush&#8221; attributed to some of her father&#8217;s famous prints, and a character that drives a compulsively readable novel.&#8221; (Globe and Mail (Toronto))&#8220;From the hothouse ferment of art studios, bordellos, and Kabuki theater to the tonic countryside, Govier&#8217;s spectacularly detailed, eventful, and emotionally stormy novel is populated by vivid characters and charged with searing insights into Japanese history and the diabolically difficult lives of women and artists.&#8221; (Booklist (starred review))&#8220;If you read one novel this year by a writer you may be unfamiliar with, read THE PRINTMAKER&#8217;S DAUGHTER by Katherine Govier; even if you are familiar with Ms. Govier&#8217;s novels, this one is unmatched literary fiction.&#8221; (New York Journal of Books)