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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Flames
A gripping historical novel set in 1900s Vienna, featuring four fiery women
Verlag:
Penguin Random House Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: Y2G6P6P
EAN: 9781529176988
Auf Lager:
3
Zustellung: Mi, 09.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 21.62
Beschreibung
'Fascinating & compelling. I loved all four women' ELODIE HARPER, author of THE WOLF DEN'MAGNIFICENT. It's simply too good' KATIE LOWE, author of THE FURIES'Utterly compelling. ' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of THE MERCIES. Vienna, 1912. Behind every painting, there is a story.. A new century is dawning. Vienna is at its zenith, an opulent, extravagant city teeming with art, music and radical ideas. It is a place where anything seems possible. Edith and Adele are sisters, the daughters of a wealthy bourgeois family. They are expected to follow the rules, to marry well, and produce children. Gertrude is in thrall to her flamboyant older brother. Marked by a traumatic childhood, she envies the freedom he so readily commands. Vally was born into poverty but is making her way in the world as a model for the eminent artist Gustav Klimt. Fierce, passionate and determined, none of these women is quite what they seem. But their lives are set on a collision course when they become entangled with the controversial young artist Egon Schiele whose work - and private life - are sending shockwaves through Viennese society. All it will take is a single act of betrayal to set their world on fire. 'Glorious'. Guardian. 'Confident. urgent. illuminating' Sunday Times. 'Impressive. ' The Times. 'Full of scandal, love, betrayal, and heartache' Cosmopolitan. 'Mesmerising. ' Good Housekeeping. 'A drama of love, loss, rivalry and betrayal. Brilliantly imagined' Saga. DISCOVER MADAME MATISSE - THE BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL FROM SOPHIE HAYDOCK, coming in March 2026.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Sophie Haydock
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Taschenbuch
Anzahl Seiten
- 464