The Age of Light
by Whitney Scharer
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Pub Date Feb 07 2019 | Archive Date Mar 19 2019
Pan Macmillan | Picador
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Description
'Scharer captures the thrill of artistic creation and the swirling hedonism of Paris’s beautiful people.' The Times
Model. Muse. Lover. Artist.
‘I’d rather take a picture than be one,’ Lee Miller declares, as she arrives in Paris one cool day in 1929. Lee has left behind her life in New York and a successful modelling career at Vogue to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer. She soon catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and as Lee becomes both his muse and his protégé, they embark upon a passionate affair.
Lee and Man spend their days working closely in the studio and their nights at smoky cabarets, opium dens and wild parties. But as Lee begins to assert herself, and to create pioneering work of her own, Man’s jealousy spirals out of control, and leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy them both . . .
Transporting us from bohemian Paris to the battlefields of WWII, The Age of Light is a powerful and intoxicating story about love, obsession and the personal price of ambition. Based on the incredible true story, in her debut novel Whitney Scharer brings a brilliant and revolutionary artist out of the shadow of a man’s legacy, and into the light.
‘Whitney Scharer’s storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details . . . powerful, sensual and gripping.’ Madeleine Miller, author of Circe
Advance Praise
“This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist’s soul.” MADELEINE MILLER, author of Circe
“Rapturous and razor sharp all at once, The Age of Light fearlessly unzips anything we might know of Lee Miller as model and muse and recasts her as artist, free thinker and architect of a singular and unapologetic life. Whitney Scharer is a stunning new discovery. This novel sparks on every page.” — PAULA MCLAIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife
“In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art—and what she must sacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through the battlefields of World War II and into the war’s long shadow, The Age Of Light is a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman’s self-transformation from muse into artist.” – CELESTE NG, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere
"The Age of Light is a sensory, sensual feast: a passionate love story, a clear-eyed examination of an artist’s life, and an evocation of the ways people can make and break each other." - KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars
“A stunning debut - fascinating, evocative and beautifully written. I loved it.” - JILL MANSELL, Sunday Times Bestselling author Three Amazing Things About You
“A dazzling novel of decadence, passion, art and betrayal . . . I adored it.” - LUCY DIAMOND, Sunday Times Bestselling author of On A Beautiful Day
"From the opium dens of Paris to Man Ray's darkroom The Age of Light is drawn with the exactness of a photograph… The Age of Light is mesmerising, beautifully written and deeply convincing. I loved it.' - ELIZABETH MACNEAL, author of The Doll Factory
Marketing Plan
Whitney Scharer will be coming to the UK for a tour 21-27 February 2019. Events to be announced soon.
Whitney Scharer will be coming to the UK for a tour 21-27 February 2019. Events to be announced soon.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781509889129 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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