{"product_id":"the-paris-muse-by-louisa-treger-9781526639264","title":"The Paris Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving with him was like living at the centre of the universe.  \n\u003cbr\u003eIt was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eParis, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is instantly mesmerized.  \n\u003cbr\u003eDrawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn't long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that ultimately pushes her to the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully atmospheric, intense and astonishing novel about Dora Maar – the artist, creative genius and muse who inspired some of Pablo Picasso's greatest work – and about their love affair that broke her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Paris Muse:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An accomplished literary novel, and also an absolute page turner. Raw sexual charisma and its descent into toxic cruelty which is set – and artfully echoed – in times of peace and war.\"  \n\u003cbr\u003eEssie Fox, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Fascination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDora Maar, \"The Weeping Woman\" of Picasso's famous paintings, steps out of the canvas in Louisa Treger's unforgettable new novel.  \n\u003cbr\u003eDora's passionate, obsessive relationship with the artist came close to destroying her, and Treger's beautifully written first-person narrative takes us deep inside her grief and torment.  \n\u003cbr\u003ePicasso emerges as a controlling, sadistic man, who is single-minded in pursuit of his art first, his pleasure second.  \n\u003cbr\u003eThis is a powerful, absorbing read about a woman who was a talented artist in her own right, and it illustrates very graphically who was responsible for making the 'Weeping Woman' weep.\"  \n\u003cbr\u003eGill Paul, internationally bestselling author of A Beautiful Rival\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gifted photographer and painter – and muse of Picasso – Dora Maar comes vibrantly to life in Treger's new novel, The Paris Muse.  \n\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and heartfelt portrait of a female artist striving to succeed in the male-dominated Parisian art world, readers won't be able to resist rooting for Dora, or relishing every page until the end.  \n\u003cbr\u003eA compelling and absorbing read.\"  \n\u003cbr\u003eHeather Webb, USA Today and international bestselling author of Queens of London\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louisa Treger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56895055397237,"sku":"9781526639264","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9781526639264.jpg?v=1773317608","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/the-paris-muse-by-louisa-treger-9781526639264","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}