The Nude
by C. Michelle Lindley
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Pub Date 30 Jul 2024 | Archive Date 22 Jul 2024
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Description
**YOUR NEXT SUMMER OBSESSION**
SET ON A SULTRY GREEK ISLAND, THE NUDE IS A SEDUCTIVE DEBUT ABOUT ART, CULTURAL THEFT AND FEMALE DESIRE
1999: An island off the southern coast of Greece. Art historian Elizabeth Clarke arrives with the intent to acquire a rare female sculpture. But what begins as a quest for a highly valued cultural artifact evolves into a trip that will force Elizabeth to contend with her ambition, her desire, and her troubling history.
Disoriented by jet lag, debilitating migraines, and a dependence on prescription pills, Elizabeth finds herself enthralled by her new surroundings – and equally, by her translator's inscrutable wife, a young artist named Theo.
As the nude's acquisition proves to be riskier than she could have ever imagined, the fates of Elizabeth and the sculpture are called into question. To find a way out, Elizabeth must grapple with the role she's played in the global art trade and the ethical fallouts her personal and professional decisions could leave behind.
Advance Praise
'In sumptuous, lyrical prose, C. Michelle Lindley excavates thorny questions of art, ownership, and agency. At once cerebral and hallucinatory, seductive and unsettling, The Nude is a fever dream of a debut' - Antonia Angress, author of Sirens & Muses
'The Nude dives headlong into tense questions about art and ownership and the unanswerable enigma of beauty. Elizabeth's confrontation with the true cost of her museum-world rise, through her sensual and frightening travels in Greece, thrilled me. I could never guess, while reading, what would happen if she acquired her prize. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time' - Alyssa Songsiridej, author of Little Rabbit
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780857308832 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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