The Lady in Gold is the story of Maria Altmann; not just her quest to regain custody of the painting of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, but also her harrowing escape from Nazi occupied Austria. O’Connor delivers an exhaustive outline of the Bloch-Bauer family tree as well as other prominent Jewish Austrian families, there are a lot of names to keep track of (like any book that delves into upper crust society) and it gets dry in a few parts but overall it is an interesting read. […]