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 Light tells the story of Vogue model turned renowned photographer Lee Miller, and her search to forge a new identity as an artist after a life spent as a muse. "Iβd
The Age of Light
β Scribed by Scharer, Whitney
- Book ID
- 110224004
- Publisher
- Picador
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781760784645
- ASIN
- B07GNHQKXP
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β¦ Synopsis
Lee Miller declares, as she arrives in Paris one cool day in 1929. Lee has left behind her life in New York and a successful modelling career at Vogue to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer. She soon catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and as Lee becomes both his muse and his protΓ©gΓ©, they embark upon a passionate affair.
Lee and Man spend their days working closely in the studio and their nights at smoky cabarets, opium dens and wild parties. But as Lee begins to assert herself, and to create pioneering work of her own, Manβs jealousy spirals out of control, and leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy them both . . .
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