Crows over the Wheatfield A Novel
Crows over the Wheatfield A Novel by Adam Braver is a first edition published by HarperCollins on May 29, 2007. This 288-page work explores the life of Claire Andrews, an art history professor at a prestigious New England university, who faces a life-altering incident when she accidentally strikes and kills a boy while driving home at dusk. Although she is cleared of blame, the psychological impact of the accident leaves her deeply troubled as she grapples with the haunting consequences.
In her struggle for healing, Claire delves into her study of Vincent van Gogh’s painting, Crows over the Wheatfield, and begins to uncover unsettling parallels between the artist’s life and her own. As she confronts her past, the narrative examines themes of grief, guilt, and the quest for redemption. Readers will find a poignant exploration of the human psyche and the complexities of coping with trauma, all set against the backdrop of art and its profound influence on personal identity.
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Driving home at dusk, Claire Andrews, an art history professor at a prestigious New England university, accidentally strikes and kills a boy. Though immediately cleared of blame, she is nonetheless left psychologically devastated and haunted by the accident’s consequences. Meanwhile Claire wrestles with her study of Vincent van Gogh’s Crows over the Wheatfield and the painting’s mysterious relationship to its creator’s untimely death. As worrisome parallels between the suicidal artist’s life and her own begin to emerge, she’ll have to reconcile herself to her past to become whole again . . . or surrender to the darkness that is enveloping her.
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