{"product_id":"9781529176988-flames","title":"The Flames","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEHIND EVERY PAINTING, THERE IS A STORY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating \u0026amp; compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Elodie Harper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent\u003c\/b\u003e' Katie Lowe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of\u003ci\u003e The Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Confident.urgent.illuminating\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of scandal, love, betrayal, and heartache\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMesmerising\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Vienna, a new century is dawning. The beautiful city is teeming with art, music and radical ideas. In this new world, anything seems possible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of four women and the elusive artist who changed their lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaughters of a prominent Viennese family, \u003cb\u003eEdith and Adele\u003c\/b\u003e are expected to follow the rules - to marry well, and produce children. \u003cb\u003eGertrude\u003c\/b\u003e is in thrall to her flamboyant older brother. Marked by a traumatic childhood, she envies the freedom so readily granted to him. \u003cb\u003eVally\u003c\/b\u003e was born into poverty but is making her way in the world as a model for the eminent artist Gustav Klimt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFierce, 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 society. All it will take is a single act of betrayal to set their world on fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER MADAME MATISSE - THE BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL FROM SOPHIE HAYDOCK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders say:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e riveting captivating\u003c\/b\u003e read that had me caught up in the time and the place, the life of Schiele and the muses that inspired his art, the tangled mess of passions, the love, loss, grief, the lies, poison and betrayal.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of my \u003cb\u003efavourite books of the year\u003c\/b\u003e!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I just cannot get enough of these\u003cb\u003e fresh, feminist narrative\u003c\/b\u003es. I found myself in awe of the women who loved [Schiele].An \u003cb\u003eexquisite\u003c\/b\u003e read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I adored it. \u003cb\u003eA work of art\u003c\/b\u003e that will burn bright and stay close to my heart for a very long time'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating story loosely based on an eccentric artist who I knew nothing about.\u003cb\u003ePoignant and emotiona\u003c\/b\u003el'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003evivid, gorgeous\u003c\/b\u003e book. Vienna is real to the reader, and the fates of the characters will take you out of your everyday life into theirs.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40805073256545,"sku":"9781529176988","price":9.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32275319.jpg?v=1739486629","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529176988-flames","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}