5/30/2023 0 Comments Tulip fever book review![]() ![]() While the novel isn't really about the tulip market, the potential money from trading in tulips does contribute to Sophia and Jan's plans to be together. The artists's assistants do their part to put a wrench in things too. Sophia's maid Maria, gets pregnant by her lover, Willem who thinks she is the one having the affair. The story was a fairly predictable love triangle, with mistaken identities and botched plans almost Shakespearian in intent. ![]() He engages an artist to paint their portrait and Sophia and the artist, Jan Van Loos soon begin an affair. Supposedly the economists still used the term "tulipmania" to indicate a potential bubble-like economic market! Sophia is the beautiful young wife of Cornelis, a wealthy and much older man. Like our real estate market, the bubble burst, and many people were financially ruined. This was news to me and I found that factoid incredibly interesting. ![]() ![]() Tulipmania was a period in Holland's history when speculating and trading in tulip bulbs went berzerk - much like our recent real estate market - and solitary tulip bulbs sold for insanely high amounts - several times more than the annual salary of certain skilled tradesmen. Tulip Fever takes place during the 17th century at the height of Tulipmania. ![]()
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