The Muse - Couverture souple

Burton, Jessie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509845232 ISBN 13 : 9781509845231

Editeur : Picador, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“Fantastic novel. . . . [Burton’s] descriptions of everything from clothing and subway stops to social norms seem so consistently accurate that the relevance of the time period fades into the background.” (Maclean’s)

“A complex, vividly drawn tale . . . about creative freedom, finding one’s voice, and the quest for artistic redemption.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Readers who enjoy mystery, psychological drama, historical fiction, art, and intrigue will find much to enjoy in The Muse. Burton’s double story itself is deliciously more than the sum of its parts.” (Washington Independent Review of Books)

“Burton creatively infuses historical fiction with mystery in her exploration of the far-reaching consequences of deception, the relationship between art and artist, and the complex trajectory of women’s desires.” (Booklist)

“A simmering historical love story.” (Glamour (UK))

“A tale with a refreshingly feminist slant, interested in the slipperiness of meaning.” (Daily Mail (UK))

“[A] rich palette of ideas and emotions. . . . The novel excellently explores the writing process itself.” (Independent (UK))

“Burton’s devotion to her female characters sustains the novel. . . . Fans will be happy to reunite with her committed storytelling.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Burton emerges as the architect of a well-structured and intricate plot with tremendous scope, and a stylist with a talent for recreating life’s ordinary and extraordinary moments alike in great splashes of colour. . . . Riveting and deeply intimate.” (Financial Times)

Présentation de l'éditeur

“Love, war, desire, and art—it’s all here.” —Elle

Two Women. Two Ears. One painting that ties them together.

July 1967, Mayfair, London--a painting is left propped on the doorstep of the Skeleton Gallery, discovered by Odelle Bastien, a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. The painting is rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. The excitement over the painting is only matched by the tension around the conflicting stories of its discovery. Odelle is unsure who or what to believe as she is drawn into a complex web of secrets and deceptions.

Thirty years earlier, Olive Schloss, the daughter of a Viennese Jewish art dealer, follows her parents to a village in southern Spain that is rife with unrest. It is here Olive meets María Teresita, the young housekeeper, and María’s half-brother Isaac Robles, an ambitious painter newly returned from the Barcelona salons. The illegitimate offspring of the local landowner, neither sibling has anything to lose when by exploiting these new guests in their poverty-stricken town. As they insinuate themselves into the family, the consequences are devastating and echo into the decades to come.

In vividly rendered detail, acclaimed author Jessie Burton spins a tale of desire, ambition, and the ways in which the tides of history inevitably shape and define our lives.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1509845232
• ISBN 13: 9781509845231
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256