{"product_id":"9781399819589","title":"The Artist","description":"Author: Lucy Steeds\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399819589\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIME\u003c\/i\u003eS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you yearning in every sense of the word' Yael van der Wouden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautiful' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The year's most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers its secrets by stealth' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it's as if you're there' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePROVENCE, 1920\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEttie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he'll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Ettie is ready to be seen.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven if it means setting her world on fire.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut' Sarah Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history' Joanna Quinn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight' Florence Knapp, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this nove","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857170677918,"sku":"ADS-9781399819589","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399819589.jpg?v=1781482514","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399819589","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}