THE Macneal, Elizabeth 1988- creator author. text novel -uk 2020 2019 monographic eng

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380 pages ; 20 cm "An intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love. But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening..."--Publisher. adult ELIZABETH MACNEAL Painters England Fiction Kidnapping victims England Fiction Artists' models England Fiction 823.92 9781529002430 PPAK 201122 20201122161415.0 eng