Read an assessment of Portrait of an Unseen Woman from Susan B. Apel, author of Artful, a blog about arts and culture in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire/Vermont.

May 20, 2025 · Intriguing and enjoyable, with an engaging female protagonist. Harold’s historical novel follows an American-expat Civil War widow living in Paris during its heady, La Belle …

Aug 26, 2025 · As a historical novel, “Portrait of an Unseen Woman” is richly detailed and immersive — Harold paints Belle Époque Paris with such conviction, I suspected her of secret …

Jul 2, 2025 · In 1892 Paris, Annie Shaw longs to escape the confining American Colony where she's lived for the past twenty years as a quiet Civil War widow. As a budding artist, she is …

May 20, 2025 · In 1892 Paris, Annie Shaw longs to escape the confining American Colony where she’s lived for twenty years as a quiet Civil War widow. As a practicing artist, she immerses …

Jun 1, 2025 · A fully entertaining read from cover to cover, "Portrait of an Unseen Woman" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community and college/university …

May 20, 2025 · A reimagining of the life of which there was no historical record, Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw is a bold historical novel that confronts the …

Mar 5, 2025 · Annie’s gradual transformation from a figure of quiet sacrifice into a woman carving her own identity is moving and believable. Roberta Harold is attentive to historical detail, …

Jul 8, 2025 · Roberta Harold’s novel Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw, set in 1892, imagines Annie’s independent life in Belle Époque Paris, and her struggle to reach a …

May 20, 2025 · A reimagining of the life of which there was no historical record, Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw is a bold historical novel that confronts the …