"Maylis de Kerangal conjures the same painterly realism her
characters hope to achieve in paint" London Magazine "Evocative and
exhilerating" Booklist "Maylis de Kerangal is mining a rich and
individual seam" TImes Literary Supplement Behind the ornate doors
of the Institut de Peinture in Brussels, Kate, Jonas and Paula
begin their apprenticeship in decorative painting, the art of
visual deception. An intense year of study will cement a friendship
that lasts long after their formal education ends. Paula's
initiation into trompe l'oeil will take her back through time and
place as she strives for perfection. From her work on the film sets
of Cinecitta to the prehistoric caves of Lascaux, her experiences
will transcend artistic endeavour and gradually reveal something of
her own inner world and the secret, unreachable desires of her
heart. This is a coming-of-age novel like no other: an atmospheric
and highly aesthetic portrayal of love, art and craftsmanship from
the prize-winning author of Birth of a Bridge and Mend the Living.
Translated from the French by Jessica Moore
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