About Alyson Richman
She graduated from Wellesley College in 1994 with a degree in art history and Japanese studies, and received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Alyson herself is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of travel, historical research, and art. Alyson’s novels have been published in twenty-five languages and have reached the bestseller lists abroad and in the United States. “The Mask Carver’s Son” is the first stand alone novel and was released in 2000. 1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming about studying in Paris with the vibrant and inspiring Impressionist painters. Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki’s dad. Ryusei’s art, carving these intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from the loneliness since his beloved wife’s death, and he’
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
9 books in seriesPublication Order
- The Mask Carver's Son(2000)
- Swedish Tango / The Rhythm of Memory(2004)
- The Last Van Gogh(2006)
- The Lost Wife(2011)
- The Garden of Letters(2014)
- The Velvet Hours(2016)
- The Secret of Clouds(2019)
- The Time Keepers(2024)
- The Missing Pages(2025)
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
1 books in seriesPublication Order
- A Splendid Gift(2015)
Publication Order of Anthologies
1 books in seriesPublication Order
- Grand Central(2014)
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