{"product_id":"9781526639264","title":"The Paris Muse","description":"Author: Treger, Louisa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526639264\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eall at the same time. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eParis, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is instantly mesmerized. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn t long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that ultimately pushes her to the edge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully atmospheric, intense and astonishing novel about Dora Maar - the artist, creative genius and muse who inspired some of Pablo Picasso s greatest work - and about their love affair that broke her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Muse\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An accomplished literary novel, and also an absolute page turner. Raw sexual charisma and its descent into toxic cruelty which is set - and artfully echoed - in times of peace and war.  \u003cb\u003eEssie Fox, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Fascination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dora Maar, \"The Weeping Woman\" of Picasso's famous paintings, steps out of the canvas in Louisa Treger's unforgettable new novel. Dora's passionate, obsessive relationship with the artist came close to destroying her, and Treger's beautifully written first-person narrative takes us deep inside her grief and torment. Picasso emerges as a controlling, sadistic man, who is single-minded in pursuit of his art first, his pleasure second. This is a powerful, absorbing read about a woman who was a talented artist in her own right, and it illustrates very graphically who was responsible for making the 'Weeping Woman' weep.  \u003cb\u003eGill Paul, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Rival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gifted photographer and painter - and  muse of Picasso - Dora Marr comes vibrantly to life in Treger's new novel, THE PARIS MUSE. A fascinating and heartfelt portrait of a female artist striving to succeed in the male-dominated Parisian art world, readers won't be able to resist rooting for Dora, or relishing every page until The End. A compelling and absorbing read!' \u003cb\u003eHeather Webb, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eand International bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eQueens of London \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643227721886,"sku":"UBD-9781526639264","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526639264.jpg?v=1774484747","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526639264","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}