What i loved is a novel written by american writer siri hustvedt first published in 2003 by hodder and stoughton in london it is written from the point of view of leo hertzberg an art historian living in new york the author herself grew up in northfield minnesota and then moved to new york in 1978 in a discussion of the september 11 attacks she describes new york as as much an idea as an actual place the work follows the relationship between leo and artist bill wechsler and the close. Siri hustvedts what i loved begins in new york in 1975 when art historian leo hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a soho gallery he buys the work tracks down the artist bill wechsler and the two men embark on a life long friendship. What i loved a novel siri hustvedt google books a powerful and heartbreaking novel that chronicles the epic story of two families two sons and two marriages what i loved begins in new york. A powerful and heartbreaking novel that chronicles the epic story of two families two sons and two marriages siri hustvedts what i loved begins in new york in 1975 when art historian leo hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a soho gallery he buys the work tracks down the artist bill wechsler and the two men embark on a life long friendship