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The flames

Haydock, Sophie2022
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This is the story of four muses... Adele: passionate, fierce, obstinate. The daughter of a bourgeois family in 1900s Vienna, she rails against the strictures of her class and longs for freedom. Gertrude: spirited, single-minded, possessive. The sister to budding artist Egon Schiele, she longs for an exciting life away from their tempestuous family home. Vally: determined, independent, proud. A model for celebrated artist Gustav Klimt, she has carved her way out of poverty and is now forging a brave new path for herself. Edith: quiet, conventional, loyal. Or is she? Younger sister to Adele, Edith is overlooked and wonders if there is another version of the woman she might become. Four flames, four wild, blazing hearts, longing to be known. All four will become muses to the charismatic but controversial artist Egon Schiele. In an elegant bohemian city like Vienna, everything seems possible -- until an act of betrayal changes everything. For just as a flame has the power to mesmerise, it can also destroy everything in its path...
Main title:
The flames / Sophie Haydock.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2022.©2022
Collation:
454 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Every painting tells a story, but what if the women on the canvas could speak..." -- Cover.
ISBN:
97808575276399780857527639
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
499825
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Beaumaris LibraryAdult Fiction - GeneralHAYDAvailable
Beaumaris LibraryAdult Fiction - GeneralHAYDOnloan - Due: 19 Aug 2024
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