{"product_id":"9781399819589","title":"The Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003cbr\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIME\u003c\/i\u003eS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you yearning in every sense of the word' Yael van der Wouden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The year's most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers its secrets by stealth' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it's as if you're there' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROVENCE, 1920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEttie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he'll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Ettie is ready to be seen.\u003cbr\u003eEven if it means setting her world on fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut' Sarah Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history' Joanna Quinn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight' Florence Knapp, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning' Elizabeth Macneal, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Burial Plot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Phenomenal . . . beautiful, pacey historical fiction, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer, the land lit up and throbbing, the food piled high and richly painted, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book!' Seth Insua, author of \u003ci\u003eHuman, Animal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEST BOOKS FOR 2025 from \u003ci\u003eStylist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57216457539957,"sku":"9781399819589","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781399819589.jpg?v=1779366935","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399819589","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}