I Am Rembrandt's Daughter
''I Am Rembrandt's Daughter'' is a 2007, young adult historical fiction novel by Lynn Cullen about the famous artist Rembrandt van Rijn's daughter Cornelia van Rijn (1654-1684). In Cullen's version of the story, Cornelia finds that she is not Rembrandt's daughter, but rather that of Nicolaes Bruyningh, the subject of one of Rembrandt's paintings. The novel was selected by YALSA as one of the Best Books for Young Adults in 2008. Summary The novel is told through a series of flashbacks describing key parts from her childhood and most of her teenage life. During one of the first flashbacks of the novel, Cornelia is sent upstairs to put the cat in the attic when she unrolls a picture. When she realizes that the painting is her mother, nude, she becomes ashamed of her. As her mother appears in the doorway, she runs past her. In a flashback to her childhood, Cornelia is unknowingly introduced to her biological father. Around the age of five, Cornelia runs home crying because she h ...
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Lynn Cullen
Lynn Cullen (born Ida Lynn Miller, January 18, 1948)"Jewish Rite to Honor Miss Ida Lynn Miller"
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