`Whitney Scharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous
in its details . . . This is a powerful, sensual and gripping
portrait of the forging of an artist's soul.' Madeleine Miller,
author of Circe
`I'd rather take a photograph than be one,' says
Lee Miller, shortly after she arrives in Paris in 1929. Gorgeous
and talented, Lee has left behind a successful modelling career at
Vogue to pursue her dream of being an artist. There she catches the
eye of the famous Surrealist artist Man Ray. An egotistical,
charismatic force, Lee is drawn to him immediately. Though he
initially wants to use her as a model, Lee is determined to become
Man's photography assistant instead. As their personal and
professional lives become further entwined, Lee is consumed by two
desires: to become a famous photographer and to have a healthy and
loving relationship. But as Lee asserts herself and moves from
being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control,
and their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both.
Richly
detailed and filled with a cast of famous characters, The Age of
Light is a captivating historical novel about ambition, love, and
the personal price of making art. In exploring Lee's complicated
and fascinating history, Whitney Scharer has brought a brilliant
and pioneering artist out of the shadow of a man's story and into
the light.
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