{"product_id":"9781399716192","title":"The Violet Hour","description":"Author: James Cahill\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399716192\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enthrallingly intricate novel . . . impressive'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There's something of F. Scott Fitzgerald about the way Cahill writes about the very rich'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A biting satire of the art world's glamour, pomp and greed . . . lucid and evocative'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A highbrow whodunnit, and grippingly so, but it's much more than that'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICK GALE, author of \u003ci\u003eMother's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'As sensuous and glimmering as it is dark and unsettling . . . a novel to get sucked into'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNY MUSTARD, author of \u003ci\u003eOkay Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It's brilliant . . . the human drama of it is just pitch perfect . . . Hypnotic'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN HEWITT, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Down Darkness Wide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Artists are slaves to their vanity. But in the end, in time, they see things as they really are.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known - before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge, and a chain of events begins that will lead Thomas and Lorna back into the past, to confront who they have become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A story of deception, power play and longing, \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking: who is granted admission to a world that only\u003ci\u003e seems\u003c\/i\u003e to glitter and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449893900446,"sku":"ADS-9781399716192","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399716192.jpg?v=1769573076","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399716192","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}