Madame Picasso

Madame Picasso by Anne Girard (Mira; August 26, 2014; $14.95) Combining her main character’s own correspondence and Pablo Picasso’s art with her historian’s keen eye for detail, author Anne Girard has woven a brilliant fact-based story about the artist’s first true love, Eva Gouel. This little-known figure had a huge impact on Picasso’s art, inspiring his style …