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The Painting

von Charis Cotter

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Annie and her mother don't see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it--and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting. When Annie's mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire's mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire's relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother. But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma? The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.… (mehr)
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Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.
Good quality of the book. Nice and interesting story. Recommended for children and their parents.
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  ViktoriiaL | Jul 6, 2022 |
The Painting has been on my shelf for a couple of months and I’m glad I’ve finally had the opportunity to dive in. As for first impressions, the cover art drew me in almost immediately. Also, Charis Cotter’s use of style and fonts throughout the book sets the mood of the story. Fans of Lewis Carrol will especially appreciate the nods to his works of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass throughout this read.

The Painting is one of those books with a concept that was incredibly fascinating but still left me a bit puzzled in a few sections. I must say, I did enjoy the book overall but I am left with a nagging feeling, trying to understand a few things more clearly. For instance, who exactly was Mrs Silver? Perhaps I just missed some of the clues because I am still left wondering.

The way Charis Cotter shared the story of Annie and Claire was clever. Told from both Annie and Claire’s perspectives, the sadness, loneliness, and longing was captured well. Their connection unfolded neatly and their relationship with one another was sweet and authentic.

I especially found use of the paintings as a way for Annie to reach Claire to be the most interesting. The idea that art can transport you into another place isn’t necessarily a new one but is still both a very magical notion and one that shows the author’s love for the medium. Also, the paintings really do come to life in The Painting. As the reader, I was able to feel Maisie’s regret and heartache over little Annie’s accident and the anger she felt towards the dog that little Annie chased. I could see the paintings and the significance in vivid detail.

Admittedly, another small issue I had and where the story felt a bit rough was with Annie’s updates of her mother – it felt inconsistent and odd at times. As an example: moments Magda said things were bad for Annie’s mother in one line, she’d say maybe the same news was actually positive in another. Minor but again, nagging…

The Painting is both haunting and sweet. It was an interesting read, worth curling up with on a dark and stormy night.

I gave The Painting 3/5 stars ( )
  nicholesbooknook | May 24, 2022 |
As soon as I opened The Painting by Charis Cotter I was hooked. It was one of those books I just couldn’t put down.

The Painting is the story of Annie and Claire and Newfoundland. Annie has a painting in her room of a lighthouse in Newfoundland. Annie is an artist and she was drawn to this painting the moment she found it in the attic of her Toronto home. When a terrible accident puts Annie’s mother in the hospital she is suddenly so drawn to the painting that she actually falls into it. She is transported to Newfoundland and her world is turned topsy-turvy. She’s not sure what is real and what is a dream. It is through these painting Annie meets a ghost and solves a mystery and brings her family together again.

It’s a beautiful coming of age story. A story any middle grade child can relate to. The conflicts that arise between parent and child as the child is entering the teen years and struggling to determine who they are even when that runs contrary to who the parent thinks they should be. With references at the beginning of the chapters to Lewis Caroll’s Alice books, the story takes us through a type of wonderland experience such as Alice faced, only this time we travel between Toronto and Newfoundland, between past and present. We can feel Claire’s frustration and pain. We can understand Annie’s fear and eagerness to bring this mystery to a conclusion. It’s a beautiful mirror book for all middle graders to see their relationships reflected back and to understand they are not alone in their struggle. ( )
  StephLamb | Mar 28, 2018 |
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.
The Painting by Charis Cotter was one of my LibraryThing Early Reviewer Program wins. So was Ms. Cotter's book, The Swallow, which I had already read. That's why I was sure I was going to like The Painting, and I was right. I had things to get done, but I didn't want to put the book down.

In both books, we get two points of view. First we meet Claire, a girl longing for her lost little sister, Annie. The second is from a girl named Annie who looks as Claire's sister might have if she'd lived longer. This second Annie is an only child. They meet because of a painting Annie found in her attic and put in her room -- a painting of the very lighthouse where Claire lives with her artist mother.

Claire's little sister was a talented artist. This older Annie is, too. We adult readers can guess at least part of what's going on before Annie does. I didn't care. I was caught up in the web of family secrets and sorrows. I'm reminded of that famous line from the 1967 movie, 'Cool Hand Luke': 'What we've got here is failure to communicate.' So much suffering might have been avoided through honest communication.

Both girls are very different from their mothers who love, but don't understand them. Claire can't wait to get away from her mother. Annie's mother is in a coma and she's desperate for her to awaken.

We get revelations about the big secret tearing Claire and her mother apart throughout the book. The more Annie learns, the more it seems likely that helping Claire will help her own tragedy. Time seems to be running out though, and meeting Claire is getting harder. Is there anyone who can help them?

I wanted to know. What Annie has to go through to find the answer was very interesting and good work on her part.

Do read the acknowledgment section at the end in which the author tells about the inspirations for this book. There's even a black-and-white photograph of the painting that inspired the one Annie found.

Each part the book is divided into opens with a Lewis Carroll quotation, either from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There's also a ghost story Claire tells Annie that I liked.

I would definitely recommend this book to children who enjoy fantasies -- and to adults who have the good sense to still enjoy children's literature. ( )
  JalenV | Dec 16, 2017 |
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.
My Halloween read this year! An atmospheric novel about a family tragedy that leads to the breakdown of a mother-daughter relationship. It explores how the ghosts of our past can haunt our present, and that healing can be achieved through forgiveness. I like the paranormal touches, but ultimately the story is about the unbreakable bonds of family. I enjoyed this book and found the author's writing style engaging.

Thank you to LibraryThing and Penguin Random House Canada for sending me a copy of this book. ( )
  VavaViolet | Oct 30, 2017 |
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Annie and her mother don't see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it--and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting. When Annie's mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire's mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire's relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother. But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma? The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.

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