![]() met over fanfiction for a favorite show back then funnily enough) and thinking I was brave for going by myself to the other side of the country. ![]() I remember flying in 2004 to visit a friend in California (since lost touch with, her number and address kept changing and eventually, we faded from each other's lives. even one where you are feeling rundown/ill and just escape for a bit into someone else's life. This is one of those compulsively readable books perfect for a hot or rainy day. And the fact that she wasn't a prodigy when it came to Art and still had doubts about herself and still persevering? Awesome :) And She didn't completely lose her mind and throw everything away over a boy. her drawings sound like something I would have loved to have if I could cough up the spare cash for a print in a fancy or semi-fancy frame. Right away I liked Nora for being a fellow fangirl. ![]() I received this via GoodReads Giveaways in an exchange for my honest review. But seconds after saying goodbye to Alice at the airport terminal, Nora hears a voice call out: " Wait! Stop! I'm coming with you!" Nora couldn't feel more unsupported by her mother, and in the weeks leading up to the trip, the women are as disconnected as they've ever been. She worries about what the future holds for her young, idealistic daughter and her opinions haven't gone unnoticed. Unfortunately, Nora's mother, Alice, is less than thrilled about the trip. The only catch? Nora has to create an original piece of artwork at every stop and send it back to her grandfather. Still, Nora is shocked and elated when Robert offers her a gift: an all-expenses-paid summer trip to Europe to immerse herself in the craft and to study history's most famous artists. She inherited the skill from her grandfather, Robert, who's always nurtured Nora's talent and encouraged her to follow her passion. Seventeen-year-old Nora Holmes is an artist, a painter from the moment she could hold a brush.
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