The Art of Her Life

Written by Cynthia Newberry Martin

Narrated by Cynthia Newberry Martin

At nine years old, on her first visit to a museum, Emily fell in love with Breakfast, a painting by Henri Matisse. Now a single mother, she lives in the world of art and can barely find time for her two daughters, much less for Mark, the man she loves. Her days are a jumble—she’s lost the thread of her life—but a contest at the museum where she’s the registrar gives her hope—the chance to see Breakfast again. Matisse’s words and paintings permeate her days and nights, and glancing at a note card of the painting she loves, she sees something she’s never seen before. The Art of Her Life shows the power of art to transform an ordinary life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cynthia Newberry Martin
• Release date: May 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798368935621

Cynthia Newberry Martin

Cynthia Newberry Martin writes about marriage. About how characters navigate between separateness and togetherness. About their need for both time to themselves and time together. About what compromise does to a person's sense of self. Her first novel, Tidal Flats, was published in September 2019. Her stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in Hunger Mountain, Brevity, Gargoyle, Contrary Magazine, Clapboard House, Storyglossia, Numéro Cinq and other places. For a number of years, she served as the Review Editor for Contrary Magazine and the Writing Life Editor for Hunger Mountain. In 2012 she graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts with an MFA in Creative Writing. Later that year, she was awarded a residency at Ragdale. In 2013, she became a founding board member of the literary nonprofit Writing by Writers. In 2009, she began the How We Spend Our Days series on her blog. There are now over a decade of essays from over a hundred writers on how each one spent one of their days. Currently, she spends her days in Columbus, GA, with her husband, and in Provincetown, MA, in a little house by the water. For more about cynthia and her writing, please check out her website at www.cynthianewberrymartin.com