The Artist
John Murray
Dextrous and powerful a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self fulfilment Guardian The year s most lauded debut novelist A sultry headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women The Artist uncovers its secrets by stealth Telegraph A blaze of a book poetic passionate and quietly powerful Daily Mail This compelling evocative debut will transport you to idyllic sun drenched Provence in 1920 An absorbing poetic read Mail on Sunday Captivating with imagery as lush as an oil painting Washington Post Enthralling the descriptions of the landscape the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it s as if you re there Good HousekeepingPROVENCE 1920Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse silently creating the conditions that make her uncle s artistic genius possible Joseph an aspiring journalist has been invited to the house He believes he ll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter the great Edouard Tartuffe But everyone has their secrets And under the cover of darkness Ettie has spent years cultivating hers Over this sweltering summer everyone s true colours will be revealed Because Ettie is ready to be seen Even if it means setting her world on fire Tanıtım Bülteninden
