At first, I thought I was not going to like this book. It starts with what felt like an extremely self-aware, over the top, tone. I promised myself I'd read the first 50 pages, and by then I was hooked and not noticing the oppression of the language any longer. In fact, the language seemed to describe the beauty of the New Mexico landscape accurately -- perhaps the landscape is a bit over the top. The book is about a sort of inadvertent forgerer of Georgia O'Keefe's work, and how the whole experience changes her. I was entranced by the story and could see both O'Keefe's work and Santa Fe in the descriptions. And I ended up caring for the budding artist who is the main character.

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