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Book Club- The Secret Life of Sunflowers
Book Club- The Secret Life of Sunflowers

Thu, Jun 12

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My Creative Outlet

Book Club- The Secret Life of Sunflowers

A peek into the life of Vincent Van Gogh and the woman who brought his works out to the world.

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Jun 12, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

My Creative Outlet, 21758 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA 91311, USA

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About The Event

We are reading/ discussing the Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnare. We will also be crafting a sunflower project. Bring some nibbles and bubbles to share.


Donations accepted for the space.


A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.

When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.

Johanna inherited Vincent van Gogh's paintings. They were all she had, and they weren't worth anything. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent's legacy to the world.

The inspiration couldn't come at a better…

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