Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova (2010)

I picked this up, because I enjoyed Kostova's Historian, but it took me almost half the book to get into it, and then I was totally enthralled. The Kostova entertwines the lives of her characters, both present and in the past, is intriguing, and I really had no clue why artist Robert Oliver attacked a painting in the National Gallery of Art in the very beginning of the book, until the author explained it at the very end. I was ready to return this audio book, when I stopped by to see my artist friend Sniedze, and realized she had to listen to it too. She loved it. Will wait for the paperback to purchase. I hope I have time to describe this in detail at some point.