The age of light
«In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art . and what she must sacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through the battlefields of World War II and into the war.s long shadow, The Age of Light is a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman.s self-transformation from muse into artist. (Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere)»
Model. Muse. Lover. Artist.
One cool day in 1929, Lee Miller arrives in bohemian Paris to pursue her dream of being an artist, having left behind a successful modelling career at Vogue. Gorgeous and talented, she catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant.
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Model. Muse. Lover. Artist.
One cool day in 1929, Lee Miller arrives in bohemian Paris to pursue her dream of being an artist, having left behind a successful modelling career at Vogue. Gorgeous and talented, she catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined.
As Lee begins to assert herself, and moves from being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both . . .
The Age of Light is a powerfully sensuous tale of ambition, love, and the personal price of making art. In this immersive debut novel, Whitney Scharer has brought a brilliant and pioneering artist out of the shadow of a man's story and into the light.
One cool day in 1929, Lee Miller arrives in bohemian Paris to pursue her dream of being an artist, having left behind a successful modelling career at Vogue. Gorgeous and talented, she catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined.
As Lee begins to assert herself, and moves from being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both . . .
The Age of Light is a powerfully sensuous tale of ambition, love, and the personal price of making art. In this immersive debut novel, Whitney Scharer has brought a brilliant and pioneering artist out of the shadow of a man's story and into the light.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Picador
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 320
- ISBN
- 9781509889136
- Utgave
- 1. utg.
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 24 x 15 cm
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«In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art . and what she must sacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through the battlefields of World War II and into the war.s long shadow, The Age of Light is a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman.s self-transformation from muse into artist. (Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere)»
«Whitney Scharer.s storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details, transporting you into Lee Miller.s life, and her struggles to be taken seriously in a man.s world. This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist.s soul. (Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe)»
«An extraordinary young woman discovers love and art and betrayal among the artists of 1930s Paris and documents the horrors of war through her singular camera lens. An uplifting, heartbreaking and altogether immersive read. (Helen Simonson, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Before The War and Major Pettigrew.s Last Stand)»
«When I first read The Age of Light, I thought it might have been written expressly for me, since it has everything I love in it: photography, sex, love, war, 1920s Paris, a relationship struggle between two artists, a woman.s journey from model to photographer, and the most exquisite writing. Then I realized: this magnetic, addictive novel will beguile every reader. Read it, read it! (Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family)»
«A masterpiece, The Age of Light is a searing, evocative novel of love and war, and a woman's fierce determination to transcend her role as muse and remake the world through her own art. Whitney Scharer is a remarkably gifted storyteller - a major new voice in historical fiction. (Dawn Tripp, author of Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keefe )»
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