A review by jonetta
One Man's Art by Nora Roberts
3.0
Renowned artist Geneviève (Gennie) Grandeau is traveling throughout the country, struggling to come to terms with a personal tragedy and ends up at the remote Maine island of Windy Point. She decides that its solitude and natural, rough beauty would be a perfect subject for her art and decides to stay for a while. It’s a rugged and sparsely populated location and when she gets stranded in the middle of a storm because of car trouble, she finds her way in the dark to a lighthouse that seemed to offer refuge. Grant Campbell doesn’t know what to make of the rain-soaked, bedraggled woman showing up at his door but reluctantly allows her in. Of course, it will be life changing for both.
I really liked Gennie, found Grant terrifically fascinating, loved their attraction but hated how he expressed himself. The story was fresh but the romantic approaches spoke of a bygone (thankfully) approach that suggested women liked to be forced into interludes. Grant put his hands on Gennie too many times in inappropriate ways that would have set off a gazillion alarm bells. This was unfortunate because otherwise, these two opposites made for an intriguing relationship.
One of the things I loved about the story was the exploration of their crafts. Grant is a cartoonist and I learned so much about the art and science of developing a daily feature. Gennie is a painter and seeing how she connected her emotions associated with the subjects and approached putting it on canvas was valuable insight. I also liked the connection to the MacGregor family and getting their updates. It was an enjoyable story despite my struggles with the romance.
I really liked Gennie, found Grant terrifically fascinating, loved their attraction but hated how he expressed himself. The story was fresh but the romantic approaches spoke of a bygone (thankfully) approach that suggested women liked to be forced into interludes. Grant put his hands on Gennie too many times in inappropriate ways that would have set off a gazillion alarm bells. This was unfortunate because otherwise, these two opposites made for an intriguing relationship.
One of the things I loved about the story was the exploration of their crafts. Grant is a cartoonist and I learned so much about the art and science of developing a daily feature. Gennie is a painter and seeing how she connected her emotions associated with the subjects and approached putting it on canvas was valuable insight. I also liked the connection to the MacGregor family and getting their updates. It was an enjoyable story despite my struggles with the romance.