{"product_id":"girl-in-white-a-dazzling-novel-telling-the-tumultuous-life-story-of-the-pioneering-expressionist-artist-paula-modersohn-becker-paperback","title":"Girl in White: A Dazzling Novel Telling the Tumultuous Life Story of the Pioneering Expressionist Artist Paula Modersohn-Becker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Hubbard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A triumph of literary and artistic understanding, a tour de force: Masterly, moving and beautifully written.\" -- Fay Weldon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling novel about groundbreaking artist, Paula Modersohn-Becker -- a brilliant early expressionist who toiled under the shadow of her lover Rainer Maria Rilke \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e by Dawn Tripp and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by Whitney Scharer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl in White\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of the German expressionist painter Paula Modershohn-Becker (1876-1907), told from the fictionalised perspective of her daughter, Mathilde. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the eye of a painter and the soul of a poet this moving story is a meditation on love, loss, memory and, ultimately, hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaula Modersohn-Becker was a pioneer of modern art in Europe, but denounced as degenerate by the Nazis after her death. Poet and art critic Sue Hubbard draws on the artist's diaries and paintings to bring to life her singular existence, her battle to achieve independence and recognition and her intense relationship with the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and her struggle to find a balance between being a painter, wife, and mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot only do we discover Paula's vibrant personality and rich legacy of Expressionist paintings, but also come to understand something of the corrupted ideologies of the Third Reich in a book that's perfect for fans of books like \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e by Dawn Tripp and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by Whitney Scharer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Hubbard\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet, novelist and freelance art critic. She has previously published in the UK three acclaimed novels and numerous collections of poetry, and was commissioned to create London's largest public art poem at Waterloo. \u003ci\u003eGirl in White\u003c\/i\u003e, historical fiction about the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker, follows \u003ci\u003eFlatlands\u003c\/i\u003e, her Pushkin Press U.S. debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.09 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765272445216,"sku":"9781782279129","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/090c7a8c42e3cde0e0b9a9638e68465c.webp?v=1780265632","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/girl-in-white-a-dazzling-novel-telling-the-tumultuous-life-story-of-the-pioneering-expressionist-artist-paula-modersohn-becker-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}