JESSIE BURTON - The Muse
Hardback book first edition, first print with dustjacket. HAND SIGNED to the title page by the author. In unread condition.
Published by Picador (UK) in 2016 / 9781147250944). Purchased personally from Foyles. Sticker on the front cover "Signed First Edition FOYLES". The signed edition no longer available from Foyles. From my private collection.
In unread condition from a smoke free home. From my private collection.
First printing number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2
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 the million-copy bestselling author
of The Miniaturist.
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