The French Impressionist [Paperback]

Rosemary is fifteen and gloriously free, on her own for the very first time. Part of an exchange program for aspiring artists, she arrives in southern France with one goal: she doesnt plan to leave, ever.? She wants a new life and a new identity. But her situation, crafted from lies big and small, is precarious. As Rosemary struggles to hide her lack of artistic talent and obvious communication disorder from her new family, she must ultimately choose whether or not shell tell the biggest lie of all, even if it means destroying the life of someone she cares about.?

Rosemary is fifteen and gloriously free, on her own for the very first time. Part of an exchange program for aspiring artists, she arrives in sunny southern France with a single goal: she doesnt plan to leave, ever.? She wants a new life, a new family, and a new identity. But her situation, crafted from lies big and small, is precarious.?

Desperate to escape haunting images from her past and a stage one helicopter parent, Rosemary struggles to hide her lack of artistic talent and a communication disorder that has tormented her all her life. She believes her dream of a new start will come true, until she unwittingly finds herself enveloped in a decades-old mystery that threatens to ruin her only chance for success.? Determined to stay, Rosemary must choose whether or not shell tell the biggest lie of all, even if it means destroying the life of someone she cares about.?

Dramatic, heartwarming, and full of teenage angst,?The French Impressionist?perfectly captures the struggle of those who feel they have no voice, and also shows the courage it takes to speak up and show the world who we really are.

Rebecca Bischoff currently resides in Idaho with her family and works as a speech-language pathologist. She loves helping others, especially kids and teenagers, discover their own unique voices and learn to share who they are with the world. When she isn’t writlãe