Vreeland Novel Reveals the Real
Artist Behind Famous Tiffany Lamps

Clara and Mr. Tiffany
(Random House
January 2011;
978-1-4000-6816-6)

Susan Vreeland

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Art historians have recently discovered that the famous Tiffany lamps, including the popular wisteria and Dragonfly patterns, were designed, not by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the master of stained glass, but probably by a woman named Clara Driscoll. Once lost in the shadows of history, Clara now lives again in New York Times bestselling author Susan Vreeland's newest novel, Clara and Mr. Tiffany. The story is set in the Guilded Age world of 1890's New York.

Here, Susan talks with Authorlink about how she discovered the real story of Clara Driscoll, and provides insights into her own highly successful career as the bestselling author of six books, including Luncheon of the Boating party, Life Studies, The Passion of Artemisia, The Forest Lover, and Girl in Hyacinth Blue. She lives in San Diego. Visit her web site at : www.svreeland.com

--Doris Booth