I wasn't sure what to expect from this novel about Mona Lisa but I liked the description so I bought it on a sale from Amazon.

The odd parts, for me, was how Lisa spoke of being in love with Leonardo. A fantasy tale of how the centuries passed and what the painting experiences. She tells how she was brought to life, how she was kidnapped, the lonely existance of sitting in her glassed prison in the Louvre as people wander by and only comment how small the painting is in real life.

Listen to my history. My adventures are worth hearing. I have lived many lifetimes and been loved by emperors, kings and thieves. I have survived kidnap and assault. Revolution and two world wars. But this is also a love story. And the story of what we will do for those we love. (From Goodreads)

Overall I enjoyed the novel. If you like historical fiction and reading about the Renaissance era you may well enjoy this book. Natasha Solomons is a British author and as I liked her style, I will add her other books to my to-read list. The House at Tyneford is set in England, another historical fiction, and I'd like to read that soon. ( )

From the moment she is painted by the master Leonardo, Lisa discovers that she has a voice. Although it can only be heard by the best artists, she narrates her story and the story of the women she encounters throughout time. From her beginnings in Renaissance Florence, through the Palace of Versailles and the Nazi search to her present day isolation in the Louvre, Lisa has lived a life
I really liked the concept of this story but found it really messy in the telling. The chronology is not linear and that made it somewhat frustrating as a reader. however there is a lot of promise here. ( )