Alyson Richman Books in Order

Kiyoki defies his father's tradition of carving Noh masks to pursue Western painting in Paris. Torn between artistic ambition and the culture he left behind, the young Japanese exile struggles to discover where his work and heart belong.

After a military coup in Chile, Octavio's resistance to the regime exposes his wife Salomé to terrible consequences. The family finds asylum in Sweden, but rebuilding their marriage means confronting trauma, secrecy, and the impossibility of returning home.

During Van Gogh's final summer in a French village, Marguerite Gachet encounters the painter under her father's care. As he paints her portrait, their developing attachment brings a young woman's hopes into contact with an artist's despair.

Lenka and Josef marry in prewar Prague, only to be separated by the Nazi invasion. As each builds a life shaped by loss and memories of the other, an unexpected encounter decades later raises the possibility of recognition.

A young cellist drawn into the Italian resistance flees to Portofino with false identity papers. A doctor haunted by his own losses offers sanctuary, bringing their wounded lives together amid the dangers of German occupation.

Unable to fly or write while France is at war, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry meets Silvia Hamilton in New York. Their growing bond offers refuge from his frustration and helps inspire the story that becomes The Little Prince.

On the eve of war, a former Parisian courtesan shares the stories behind her treasured possessions with her granddaughter. As Solange uncovers Marthe's hidden past, she must find her own path through an increasingly dangerous present.

A teacher agrees to tutor Yuri, a boy whose rare medical condition keeps him isolated at home. Their connection helps her confront painful memories while revealing the lasting effects of a tragedy his parents fled in Ukraine.

In early twentieth-century Stockholm, Hilma af Klint and four women form an artistic circle shaped by friendship and mystical experimentation. A modern Guggenheim curator investigating their legacy discovers how patronage and manipulation can distort the history of art.

During the Civil War, Stella secretly embroiders escape maps for enslaved men while Lily makes quilts for Union soldiers. Their lives converge in New Orleans as both risk their safety to protect the people they love.

A runaway boy brings Grace and Anh together in a Long Island town in 1979. Their friendship intersects with a wounded Vietnam veteran's life, revealing how the war's losses continue to shape families far from the battlefield.

While working at Harvard's Widener Library, grieving student Violet notices unexplained events that may involve its namesake's ghost. Her search draws her into the story of Harry Widener, a treasured book, and the sinking of the Titanic.