{"product_id":"whitneyscharertheageoflight","title":"Whitney Scharer - The Age of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Whitney Scharer. Themes include Art, Women Artists, Fiction, Historical, Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Scharer captures the thrill of artistic creation and the swirling hedonism of Paris's beautiful people.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eModel. Muse. Lover. Artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I'd rather take a picture than be one,' 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 \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e 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 protégé, they embark upon a passionate affair.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy them both . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transporting us from bohemian Paris to the battlefields of Wwii, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and intoxicating story about love, obsession and the personal price of ambition. Based on the incredible true story, in her debut novel Whitney Scharer brings a brilliant and revolutionary artist out of the shadow of a man's legacy, and into the light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Whitney Scharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details . . . powerful, sensual and gripping.' Madeleine Miller, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCirce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57935642362230,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781509889136.jpg?v=1779467930","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/whitneyscharertheageoflight","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}