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The flames / Sophie Haydock.
"The Flames is the previously untold story of four real women, the 'muses' who inspired the charismatic but controversial artist, Egon Schiele. The four women are Adele, the spirited but slightly outrageous and untamed daughter of a good family, who, along with her quieter and more conventional sister, Edith, is scandalised when the notorious artist moves into an apartment opposite their home; Gertrude, Egon Schiele's fiery sister who is also a victim of their tempestuous childhood; Vally, a poor but strong-willed model discovered by Gustav Klimt. With Egon Schiele poised on the brink of international success and the threat of war drawing closer, each woman attempts to write her own future until an act of betrayal changes everything."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419766312 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Overlook Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Doubleday, in imprint of Transworld Publishers"--Title page verso. |
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| Subject: | Schiele, Egon, 1890-1918 > Fiction. Artists > Austria > Fiction. Models (Persons) > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Haydo | 31681010313138 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Set in the extravagant, Bohemian art world of early 20th century Vienna, the electrifying untold story of the four women who posed for and inspired the groundbreaking erotic art of controversial painter Egon Schiele Amid an opulent society living under the shadow of war are four muses, women whose bodies were shown in intimate detail, depicted by the charming yet controversial artist Egon Schiele. Adele, his passionate and fierce admirer; Gertrude, his sister who survived their blighted childhood but ispossessive, single-minded, and jealous; his mistress Vally, a poor young woman from a bad background but with steel at her core; and the two, very different, Harms sisters, Edith and Adele, both of whom vie to become Schiele's wife. Over the course of little more than a decade, the four women risk everything-their reputations, their most precious relationships, and their sanity and souls-as they try to hold on to the man they adore. As World War I throws their lives off course forever, and the Spanish influenza pandemic ravages Europe, threatening everyone in its path, one question remains: Will any of them emerge unscathed from their relationship with this man? Sophie Haydock's The Flames reimagines the intertwining lives of these women: four wild, blazing hearts longing to be known. In an elegant Bohemian city like 1900s Vienna, everything seems possible. But just as a flame has the power to mesmerize, it can also destroy"-- - Grand Central Pub
âHaydockâs stunning debut captures the ecstatic shock of erotic art during the bohemian period of the Vienna Secession. Haydockâs superb research captures the eraâs rich atmosphere.â (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
Set in the bold, Bohemian art world of early 20th-century Vienna, this novel from award-winning author Sophie Haydock is the electrifying untold story of the four muses of controversial painter Egon Schiele.
Vienna at the dawn of the 20th century is an opulent, extravagant city teeming with art, music, and radical ideas. A place where the social elite attend glamorous balls in the cityâs palaces while young intellectuals decry the empire across the tables of crowded cafés. It is a city where anything seems possibleâif you are a man.
From this world emerge four muses, women whose bodies are rendered in intimate detail by the charming yet controversial young artist Egon Schiele:
Gertrude, his sister, is possessive, single-minded, and jealous; his mistress, Vally, a young woman from an impoverished background, is making her way as a model for the famed painter Gustav Klimt; and Edith and Adele Harms, wealthy sisters, are vying to become the wife of their scandalous neighbor Schiele.
Schieleâs workâand private lifeâsends shock waves through Viennaâs elite; yet, determined to defy convention and forge their own paths, these women risk everythingâtheir reputations, their most precious relationships, and their sanity and soulsâto hold on to the man they adore.
As the Spanish influenza pandemic ravages Europe and World War I throws off course their lives forever, all it will take is one act of betrayal to change everything.
In her richly rendered and deeply researched debut novel, Sophie Haydock brings this unforgettable world to incandescent life as she gives these women the chance to have their say.
Includes black-and-white images - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
âHaydockâs stunning debut captures the ecstatic shock of erotic art during the bohemian period of the Vienna Secession. Haydockâs superb research captures the eraâs rich atmosphere.â (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
Set in the bold, Bohemian art world of early 20th-century Vienna, this novel from award-winning author Sophie Haydock is the electrifying untold story of the four muses of controversial painter Egon Schiele.
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Vienna at the dawn of the 20th century is an opulent, extravagant city teeming with art, music, and radical ideas. A place where the social elite attend glamorous balls in the cityâs palaces while young intellectuals decry the empire across the tables of crowded cafés. It is a city where anything seems possibleâif you are a man.
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From this world emerge four muses, women whose bodies are rendered in intimate detail by the charming yet controversial young artist Egon Schiele:
Gertrude, his sister, is possessive, single-minded, and jealous; his mistress, Vally, a young woman from an impoverished background, is making her way as a model for the famed painter Gustav Klimt; and Edith and Adele Harms, wealthy sisters, are vying to become the wife of their scandalous neighbor Schiele.
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Schieleâs workâand private lifeâsends shock waves through Viennaâs elite; yet, determined to defy convention and forge their own paths, these women risk everythingâtheir reputations, their most precious relationships, and their sanity and soulsâto hold on to the man they adore.
As the Spanish influenza pandemic ravages Europe and World War I throws off course their lives forever, all it will take is one act of betrayal to change everything.
In her richly rendered and deeply researched debut novel, Sophie Haydock brings this unforgettable world to incandescent life as she gives these women the chance to have their say.
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Includes black-and-white images
