{"product_id":"the-flames-sophie-haydock","title":"The Flames (Sophie Haydock)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEHIND EVERY PAINTING, THERE IS A STORY....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating \u0026amp; compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Elodie Harper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent\u003c\/b\u003e' Katie Lowe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of\u003ci\u003e The Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Confident...urgent...illuminating\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of scandal, love, betrayal, and heartache\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMesmerising\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Vienna, a new century is dawning. The beautiful city is teeming with art, music and radical ideas. In this new world, anything seems possible... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of four women and the elusive artist who changed their lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaughters of a prominent Viennese family, \u003cb\u003eEdith and Adele\u003c\/b\u003e are expected to follow the rules - to marry well, and produce children. \u003cb\u003eGertrude\u003c\/b\u003e is in thrall to her flamboyant older brother. Marked by a traumatic childhood, she envies the freedom so readily granted to him. \u003cb\u003eVally\u003c\/b\u003e was born into poverty but is making her way in the world as a model for the eminent artist Gustav Klimt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFierce, passionate and determined, none of these women is quite what they seem. But their lives are set on a collision course when they become entangled with the controversial young artist Egon Schiele whose work - and private life - are sending shockwaves through society. All it will take is a single act of betrayal to set their world on fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER MADAME MATISSE - THE BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL FROM SOPHIE HAYDOCK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders say:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e riveting captivating\u003c\/b\u003e read that had me caught up in the time and the place, the life of Schiele and the muses that inspired his art, the tangled mess of passions, the love, loss, grief, the lies, poison and betrayal.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of my \u003cb\u003efavourite books of the year\u003c\/b\u003e!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I just cannot get enough of these\u003cb\u003e fresh, feminist narrative\u003c\/b\u003es... I found myself in awe of the women who loved [Schiele]...An \u003cb\u003eexquisite\u003c\/b\u003e read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I adored it. \u003cb\u003eA work of art\u003c\/b\u003e that will burn bright and stay close to my heart for a very long time'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating story loosely based on an eccentric artist who I knew nothing about...\u003cb\u003ePoignant and emotiona\u003c\/b\u003el'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003evivid, gorgeous\u003c\/b\u003e book... Vienna is real to the reader, and the fates of the characters will take you out of your everyday life into theirs.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSophie Haydock\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, editor and journalist (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e), based in Folkestone, Kent, where she is curator of Folkestone Book Festival. Her debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Flames \u003c\/i\u003e- about the women who posed for the scandalous artist Egon Schiele in Vienna a century ago - was named by the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Historical Fiction Books of 2022. It was longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award, and the Italian translation, \u003ci\u003eLe Fiamme\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Premio Letterario Edoardo Kihlgren for debut novels. She worked for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Short Story Award and is associate director of the Word Factory. Her Instagram @egonschieleswomen has 110,000 followers. 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