The Age of Light: A Novel
Autor Whitney Scharer Therese Plummeren Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 11 feb 2019
"Sweeping
from
the
glamour
of
1930's
Paris
through
the
battlefields
of
World
War
II
and
into
the
war's
long
shadow,The
Age
of
Lightis
a
startlingly
modern
love
story
and
a
mesmerizing
portrait
of
a
woman's
self-transformation
from
muse
into
artist."--Celeste
Ng,New
York
Timesbestselling
author
ofLittle
Fires
Everywhere
She went to Paris to start over, to make art instead of being made into it.
A
captivating
debut
novel
by
Whitney
Scharer,The
Age
of
Lighttells
the
story
ofVoguemodel
turned
renowned
photographer
Lee
Miller,
and
her
search
to
forge
a
new
identity
as
an
artist
after
a
life
spent
as
a
muse.
"I'd
rather
take
a
photograph
than
be
one,"
she
declares
after
she
arrives
in
Paris
in
1929,
where
she
soon
catches
the
eye
of
the
famous
Surrealist
Man
Ray.
Though
he
wants
to
use
her
only
as
a
model,
Lee
convinces
him
to
take
her
on
as
his
assistant
and
teach
her
everything
he
knows.
But
Man
Ray
turns
out
to
be
an
egotistical,
charismatic
force,
and
as
they
work
together
in
the
darkroom,
their
personal
and
professional
lives
become
intimately
entwined,
changing
the
course
of
Lee's
life
forever.
Lee's
journey
takes
us
from
the
cabarets
of
bohemian
Paris
to
the
battlefields
of
war-torn
Europe
during
WWII,
from
discovering
radical
new
photography
techniques
to
documenting
the
liberation
of
the
concentration
camps
as
one
of
the
first
female
war
correspondents.
Through
it
all,
Lee
must
grapple
with
the
question
of
whether
it's
possible
to
reconcile
romantic
desire
with
artistic
ambition-and
what
she
will
have
to
sacrifice
to
do
so.
Told in interweaving timelines, this sensuous, richly detailed novel brings Lee Miller-a brilliant and pioneering artist-out of the shadows of a man's legacy and into the light.
Told in interweaving timelines, this sensuous, richly detailed novel brings Lee Miller-a brilliant and pioneering artist-out of the shadows of a man's legacy and into the light.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781549173424
ISBN-10: 1549173421
Dimensiuni: 133 x 146 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HACHETTE AUDIO
Colecția Little, Brown & Company
ISBN-10: 1549173421
Dimensiuni: 133 x 146 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HACHETTE AUDIO
Colecția Little, Brown & Company
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Notă biografică
Whitney
Scharer
earned
her
MFA
in
Creative
Writing
from
the
University
of
Washington,
and
her
short
fiction
has
appeared
in
theBellevue
Literary
Review,
Cimarron
Review,
and
other
journals.
She's
received
an
Emerging
Artist
Award
in
Literature
from
the
St.
Botolph
Club
Foundation,
a
Somerville
Arts
Council
Artists
grant,
and
been
awarded
a
residency
at
the
Virginia
Center
for
the
Creative
Arts.The
Age
of
Lightis
her
first
novel.
Recenzii
Named
a
most
anticipated
book
of
2019
byOprah.com,Entertainment
Weekly,Southern
Living,Woman's
Day,
andPop
Sugar
"She joins suchnovelists as Paula McLain ("The Paris Wife") and Rupert Thomson ("Never Anyonebut You") in a most worthy enterprise: repopulating male-dominated accounts ofthe past with the many noteworthy women who deserve the same limelight."—Donna Rikfind,Washington Post
"Scharer...skillfullyrenders an electric version of the city, pulling the reader into the opulenceand mystery of the era."—Annabel Gutterman,Time
"historical fictionat its finest."—Leah Greenblatt,Entertainment Weekly
"An absolutely gorgeous and feminist novel about art, love, and ownership,The Age of Lightis truly a work of art in itself, both deeply moving and thrilling. Want to know what it's like to be an artist? Read this astonishing novel and then, like Lee Miller, take time to consider the extraordinary cost she paid to be herself."—Caroline Leavitt,Boston Globe
"Is "woman behavesdangerously, lives wildly" a genre? If so, The Age of Light is its latestposter child. The novel is work of historical fiction about Lee Miller, a Voguemodel who became one of the first female war correspondents. In Scharer's plot,Miller travels to Paris where she meets photographer Man Ray, who becomes hercollaborator and lover. While most stories about Miller paint her as Ray'smuse, this one portrays her as the independent and daring artist she trulywas."—Glamour
Scharer's debut isboth engrossing and cinematic, a must for readers who enjoy a fictional peekinto the lives of real-life artists.—Library Journal
"Scharer sets herviewfinder selectively, focusing on her heroine's insecurities as much as heraccomplishments as an artist; her hunger to be more than "a neck to holdpearls, a slim waist to show off a belt" is contrasted with her habit ofsolving problems by simply leaving. The price for Lee is steep, but it makesfor irresistible reading. Sexy and moving."—Kirkus,starred review
"Scharer's intoxicating first novel...bring[s] a stunning chiaroscuro effect to the saga of a woman transforming herself into an artist."—Booklist,starred review
"Scharer's stellar debut chronicles the tumultuous workingand romantic relationships of photographer Man Ray andmodel-turned-photographer Lee Miller in early 1930s Paris...This brilliantportrayal of the complicated couple features a page-turning story andthrillingly depicts the artistic process."—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"Rapturous and razor sharp allat once,The Age of Lightfearlessly unzips anything we might know ofLee Miller as model and muse and recasts her as artist, free thinker andarchitect of a singular and unapologetic life. Whitney Scharer is a stunningnew discovery. This novel sparks on every page."—Paula McLain,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Paris WifeandLove and Ruin
"WhitneyScharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details,transporting you into Lee Miller's life, and her struggles to be takenseriously in a man's world. This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portraitof the forging of an artist's soul."—Madeline Miller, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofCirceandSong of Achilles
"Inincandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroinediscovering her passion, her independence, and her art-and what she mustsacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through thebattlefields of World War II and into the war's long shadow,The Age ofLightis a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portraitof a woman's self-transformation from muse into artist."—Celeste Ng,New York Timesbestselling author ofLittle Fires Everywhere
"Anextraordinary young woman discovers love and art and betrayal among the artistsof 1930s Paris and documents the horrors of war through her singular cameralens. An uplifting, heartbreaking and altogether immersive read."—Helen Simonson,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Summer Before the WarandMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand
"TheAge of Lightis a bold, intimate and gorgeous novel-at once a vivid rompthrough the salons and parties of the Paris art world in the 1930s and abreathtaking close up of a woman battling to be both muse and artist, lover andcollaborator, and above all, herself. This is a relevant, utterly enthrallingdebut from a talented writer who understands the complex intersection ofambition and femininity. I was swept off my feet."—Jessica Shattuck,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Woman in the CastleandThe Hazards of Good Breeding
"WhenI first readThe Age of Light, I thought it might have been writtenexpressly for me, since it has everything I love in it: photography, sex, love,war, 1920s Paris, a relationship struggle between two artists, a woman'sjourney from model to photographer, and the most exquisite writing.Then I realized: this magnetic, addictive novel will beguileeveryreader.Read it, read it!"—Jenna Blum,New York Timesbestselling author ofThose Who Save UsandThe Lost Family
"A masterpiece,The Age of Lightis asearing, evocative novel of love and war, and a woman's fierce determination totranscend her role as muse and remake the world through her own art. WhitneyScharer is a remarkably gifted storyteller - a major new voice in historical fiction."—Dawn Tripp, bestselling author ofGeorgiaandGame of Secrets
"Scharer's scrupulous research and dazzling prose fuse tocreate a captivating portrait of the little-known - but now unforgettable - LeeMiller, whose exceptional beauty, bold conviction, and raretalent disrupted the male-centric art scene of 1920's Paris."—Georgia Hunter,New York Timesbestselling author ofWe Were the Lucky Ones
"Scharer's
debut
is
a
rivetingly
sexy
snapshot
of
the
duo's
real-life
relationship
as
it
morphs
from
apprenticeship
to
partnership
to
tumultuous
love
affair."
—Kim
Hubbard,People"She joins suchnovelists as Paula McLain ("The Paris Wife") and Rupert Thomson ("Never Anyonebut You") in a most worthy enterprise: repopulating male-dominated accounts ofthe past with the many noteworthy women who deserve the same limelight."—Donna Rikfind,Washington Post
"Scharer...skillfullyrenders an electric version of the city, pulling the reader into the opulenceand mystery of the era."—Annabel Gutterman,Time
"historical fictionat its finest."—Leah Greenblatt,Entertainment Weekly
"An absolutely gorgeous and feminist novel about art, love, and ownership,The Age of Lightis truly a work of art in itself, both deeply moving and thrilling. Want to know what it's like to be an artist? Read this astonishing novel and then, like Lee Miller, take time to consider the extraordinary cost she paid to be herself."—Caroline Leavitt,Boston Globe
"Is "woman behavesdangerously, lives wildly" a genre? If so, The Age of Light is its latestposter child. The novel is work of historical fiction about Lee Miller, a Voguemodel who became one of the first female war correspondents. In Scharer's plot,Miller travels to Paris where she meets photographer Man Ray, who becomes hercollaborator and lover. While most stories about Miller paint her as Ray'smuse, this one portrays her as the independent and daring artist she trulywas."—Glamour
Scharer's debut isboth engrossing and cinematic, a must for readers who enjoy a fictional peekinto the lives of real-life artists.—Library Journal
"Scharer sets herviewfinder selectively, focusing on her heroine's insecurities as much as heraccomplishments as an artist; her hunger to be more than "a neck to holdpearls, a slim waist to show off a belt" is contrasted with her habit ofsolving problems by simply leaving. The price for Lee is steep, but it makesfor irresistible reading. Sexy and moving."—Kirkus,starred review
"Scharer's intoxicating first novel...bring[s] a stunning chiaroscuro effect to the saga of a woman transforming herself into an artist."—Booklist,starred review
"Scharer's stellar debut chronicles the tumultuous workingand romantic relationships of photographer Man Ray andmodel-turned-photographer Lee Miller in early 1930s Paris...This brilliantportrayal of the complicated couple features a page-turning story andthrillingly depicts the artistic process."—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"Rapturous and razor sharp allat once,The Age of Lightfearlessly unzips anything we might know ofLee Miller as model and muse and recasts her as artist, free thinker andarchitect of a singular and unapologetic life. Whitney Scharer is a stunningnew discovery. This novel sparks on every page."—Paula McLain,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Paris WifeandLove and Ruin
"WhitneyScharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details,transporting you into Lee Miller's life, and her struggles to be takenseriously in a man's world. This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portraitof the forging of an artist's soul."—Madeline Miller, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofCirceandSong of Achilles
"Inincandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroinediscovering her passion, her independence, and her art-and what she mustsacrifice to have them. Sweeping from the glamour of 1920s Paris through thebattlefields of World War II and into the war's long shadow,The Age ofLightis a startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portraitof a woman's self-transformation from muse into artist."—Celeste Ng,New York Timesbestselling author ofLittle Fires Everywhere
"Anextraordinary young woman discovers love and art and betrayal among the artistsof 1930s Paris and documents the horrors of war through her singular cameralens. An uplifting, heartbreaking and altogether immersive read."—Helen Simonson,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Summer Before the WarandMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand
"TheAge of Lightis a bold, intimate and gorgeous novel-at once a vivid rompthrough the salons and parties of the Paris art world in the 1930s and abreathtaking close up of a woman battling to be both muse and artist, lover andcollaborator, and above all, herself. This is a relevant, utterly enthrallingdebut from a talented writer who understands the complex intersection ofambition and femininity. I was swept off my feet."—Jessica Shattuck,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Woman in the CastleandThe Hazards of Good Breeding
"WhenI first readThe Age of Light, I thought it might have been writtenexpressly for me, since it has everything I love in it: photography, sex, love,war, 1920s Paris, a relationship struggle between two artists, a woman'sjourney from model to photographer, and the most exquisite writing.Then I realized: this magnetic, addictive novel will beguileeveryreader.Read it, read it!"—Jenna Blum,New York Timesbestselling author ofThose Who Save UsandThe Lost Family
"A masterpiece,The Age of Lightis asearing, evocative novel of love and war, and a woman's fierce determination totranscend her role as muse and remake the world through her own art. WhitneyScharer is a remarkably gifted storyteller - a major new voice in historical fiction."—Dawn Tripp, bestselling author ofGeorgiaandGame of Secrets
"Scharer's scrupulous research and dazzling prose fuse tocreate a captivating portrait of the little-known - but now unforgettable - LeeMiller, whose exceptional beauty, bold conviction, and raretalent disrupted the male-centric art scene of 1920's Paris."—Georgia Hunter,New York Timesbestselling author ofWe Were the Lucky Ones