Ambition and Love CL

by Ward Just

Pursuing the free and untrammeled life of an artist in Paris, young Georgia Whyte, an aspiring painter, leaves her stodgy American Midwest home to find love and an inner rebirth in the Old World.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395681960
• ISBN13: 9780395681961
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

decisions of the artist

This is a well-written novel, the first I have read by Ward Just. It is rather understated, focusing on a single character and her decisions rather than having many dramatic events. Georgia Whyte works as an artist and ponders whether ambition compromises the act of painting for the love of painting, and whether catering to an audience would make her no more than an "entertainer". While one could wonder whether she makes the best decisions for her future, there is no doubt that she keeps her integrity. This book is the story of how she maintains her dedication to her work, while eventually opening herself to the possibility of dedication to another person.

A Wonderful Book!

It seems to me that Ward Just must be one of the most under appreciated authors living today. Since first reading Echo House, I have poured through several of Ward Just's other novels, each just as powerful and wonderful as Echo House. Ambition & Love is fantastic. The characters are alive and real. The story never spins out of control, but maintains a steady, thoroughly engaging pace. I did not want it to end.