The muse: Jessie Burton - Brossura

Burton, Jessie

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ISBN 10: 1509845232 ISBN 13: 9781509845231

Casa editrice: Pan, 2017

Riassunto

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller A picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been offered a job as a typist under the tutelage of the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick. But though Quick takes Odelle into her confidence, and unlocks a potential she didn't know she had, she remains a mystery - no more so than when a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery. The truth about the painting lies in 1936 and a large house in rural Spain, where Olive Schloss, the daughter of a renowned art dealer, is harbouring ambitions of her own. Into this fragile paradise come artist and revolutionary Isaac Robles and his half-sister Teresa, who immediately insinuate themselves into the Schloss family, with explosive and devastating consequences . . . Seductive, exhilarating and suspenseful, The Muse is an unforgettable novel about aspiration and identity, love and obsession, authenticity and deception - a masterpiece from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist.

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L'autore

Jessie Burton studied at Oxford University and the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she appeared in productions of The House of Bernarda Alba, Othello, Play and Macbeth. In April 2013 her first novel, The Miniaturist, was sold at an 11-publisher auction at the London Book Fair, and went on to sell in 29 other countries around the world. It was published by Picador in the UK and Holland in July 2014, and the USA in August 2014, with other translations to follow. Radio 4 commissioned it as their Book at Bedtime in July 2014. She is currently writing her second novel.

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From the author of THE MINIATURIST comes an utterly enthralling new novel. July 1967, Odelle steps into the Skelton gallery in London and knows her life is about to change forever. The mysterious Marjorie Quick has offered her a job, and then a lost masterpiece is delivered to the gallery. The truth about the painting lies in 1936 Spain where Olive Schloss is harbouring ambitions of her own.

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• Editore: Pan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1509845232
• ISBN 13: 9781509845231
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256