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Mona's EyesTHE SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THAT HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM "Vibrant debut Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona's story Readers of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World will love this." Publishers Weekly Ten year old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty two Wednesdays to visit fifty two works of art and commit to memory "all that is beautiful in the world" before Mona loses her sight forever. While the
THE SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THAT HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM
"Vibrant debut ... Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona's story ... Readers of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World will love this." --Publishers Weekly
Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory "all that is beautiful in the world" before Mona loses her sight forever.
While the doctors can find no explanation for Mona's brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl's grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty.
Every Wednesday for a year, the pair abscond together and visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris's renowned museums. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona learns how each artist's work shaped the world around them. In turn, the young girl's world is changed forever by the power of their art. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Her perspective will never be the same -- nor will the reader's.
Mona's Eyes is a heartfelt, enlightening journey across five centuries of Western art history. With the emotional impact of The Elegance of the Hedgehog and the readability of The Little Paris Bookshop, Thomas Schlesser's sensational debut novel is at once a moving book about the beauty of life and a deeply touching story about the special bond between a girl and her grandfather.
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Author: Thomas Schlesser
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9798889661115
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2025 pg. 3
Publishers Weekly 06/02/2025
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025
Booklist 08/05/2025
Shelf Awareness 09/12/2025
About the Author
Schlesser, Thomas: -
Thomas Schlesser is the director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation in Antibes, France. He teaches Art History at the École Polytechnique in Paris. He is the grandson of André Schlesser, known as Dadé, a singer and cabaret performer who founded the Cabaret L'Écluse. Mona's Eyes is Schlesser's American debut. It has been translated into thirty-eight languages, including Braille. Schlesser was named 2025's Author of the Year by Livres Hebdo.
Serle, Hildegarde: - For Europa Editions, Hildegarde Serle has translated the best-selling Mirror Visitor series by Christelle Dabos and the novels by Valérie Perrin, including the international best-seller, Fresh Water for Flowers. She lives in London.
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