Enjoyable read. I do like family sagas. Felt a bit unfinished. I'd like to know what happened between Hedley and his partner. ( )

'Notes from An Exhibition' is a story, largely about the impact a bi-polar artist, wife and mother has on her family. The book is composed of a series of chapters, each opening with a note attaching to art forming part of a posthumous exhibition. In a non-linear style, it reveals periods in lives of each family member, told through either their own, or another's perspective. The family's Quaker faith and practices weave throughout this story as much as the artist's personality and work. I think this is a really lovely book though I do have one reservation, being that I felt the ending was a bit rushed. ( )

Beautifully written. Chapters run in the order of a retrospective art exhibition, so not in chronoligical order. Mystery is solved on the final page. I couldn't put it down. ( )

An empathetic portrait of a family living with an eccentric artist, for more see http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/200... ( )

A story of a mentally disturbed painter who's illness is considered to be both a blessing and a curse by her family. Most of her paintings were described vividly that you can't help imagine it and get struck how brilliant all of her paintings are.Not exactly a happy book to read but indeed a thought provoking one. A family in the end endures a tragic lost and at the same times weathers it.This novel portrays love, intelligence, humour well written. ( )