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The Artist
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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'Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut about creativity, female agency, and the legacy of war' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent 'A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery about the violent power of good art. The Artist will leave you yearning in every sense of the word' Yael van der Wouden, author of The Safekeep 'An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. A compelling, beautifully textured and impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre PROVENCE, 1920 Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible. Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he'll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe. But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers. Over this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed. Because Ettie is ready to be seen. Even if it means setting her world on fire. 'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning. The questions it asks will linger with me: about authenticity, about what it means to be an artist and to long to leave a mark on the world' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and The Burial Plot 'Phenomenal . . . beautiful, pacey historical fiction, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer, the land lit up and throbbing, the food piled high and richly painted, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book!' Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal 'I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight' Florence Knapp, author of The Names
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JillR
JillR
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I love well done historical fiction; Joseph travels to post-war South of France after receiving an enigmatic invitation from reclusive artist Tartuffe. Once there he is drawn into the life of Tartuffe, his paintings and his niece Ettie. I was so taken with and drawn into the setting, the descriptions of the colours and light, the food, and then the unsettling sense of menace that builds alongside Ettie‘s frustrations and awakening. Excellent.

TrishB Excellent review. I loved this too ❤️ 3h
Cathythoughts Great review! I have it stacked already 👍🏻❤️ 2h
squirrelbrain I loved it as well! ❤️ (look at you with your Kindle books! 🤪) 1h
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TrishB
TrishB
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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Thought the writing was beautiful, the story great and I‘m in love with the cover ❤️

Amor4Libros That is a great cover! ❤️ 1w
sarahbarnes On my list! 1w
CarolynM Stacked 1w
Cathythoughts Sounds like a stack ! Great cover I agree. ❤️ 1w
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Birdsong28
Birdsong28
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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#UKDailyDeal 19/3/2025

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TrishB
TrishB
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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#motherdaughterread
Daughter started the Collins the minute she got in from work!

Deblovestoread One thing Amazon has over B & N is pub day delivery, so I'm waiting for the Collins to arrive. Super interested in The Artist. 2w
Sace @Deblovestoread another thing is ease of ordering. I cannot tell you how many times B&N has canceled one of my orders because they need extra verification. 🤣 2w
Deblovestoread @Sace. I‘ve never had that problem with B&N 🤞🏼 I don‘t as I‘m trying to stay away from Amazon. I didn‘t word my comment very well. My book shipped today rather than arriving today 😩 2w
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Bookwomble @Deblovestoread My indie bookseller told me that Amazon uses its stranglehold to insist as much as it can (which is a lot) that publishers prioritise the initial print run to them, so they tend to have the book available first. Personally, I'm happy waiting a few days to support my local store rather than further bloating the Bezos bank balance. 2w
Deblovestoread @Bookwomble I admit to getting a little FOMO when I see a book i want but I too am content to wait. It‘s not like I don‘t have anything else to read 😂 2w
Sace @Bookwomble @Deblovestoread I‘m also trying to use Amazon less (and just buying fewer books in general). I‘ve had luck with ThriftBooks and I am going to try Bookshop.org (since I can also support the StoryGraph too). 2w
kspenmoll I have had lots of luck with Thrift Books, Book Outlet, & Blackwells. I buy 1 book per month from my Indie bookstore at 20% discount. I just got lots of upcoming #dundaybuddyread books from Thrift books. I used to use Amazon but not now. (edited) 2w
Cathythoughts Lovely 👯 1w
Oryx How did C like the Collins? I'm debating getting it. Appeals to me more than songbirds did. Are you reading it? 1w
TrishB @Oryx she‘s still reading it- but loving it. Was crying over something in it yesterday and going mad she had no one to talk about it with. I haven‘t read them at all 😱 and have now promised I will before the film of this one comes out. 1w
Oryx @TrishB oh I assumed you had read the others! 1w
TrishB @Oryx not yet! 1w
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ChaoticMissAdventures
ChaoticMissAdventures
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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I think I like the name on the American publication best - The Artist and The Feast. It fits the story better.
At first I thought this was overwritten and I wasn't sure I would get along with it. But after a bit either she toned it down or I just got use to it and it didn't bother me. I loved how the chapters go from mostly Joseph's POV to mostly Ettie as we see more and more of her layers and she comes out from behind her uncle (The Artist)👇

ChaoticMissAdventures 4.25/5 for my book 6/15 #WP25 I really enjoyed this. 3w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
squirrelbrain Glad you enjoyed it! I felt like it wasn‘t really for me at first, but ended up loving it. 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain same! I was really pleased with the one historically real person she decided to use as a character (Peggy) I thought that reveal was great. I didn't feel the surprise at anything, if some of her moves in the story meant for that. 3w
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ChaoticMissAdventures
ChaoticMissAdventures
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"Ettie has given herself a place at the table"

Wow! What a line so crisp and clean and holding a punch of meaning.

*Painting - Antonio Rasio. Autumn. 1685-1695.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
ChaoticMissAdventures
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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These will be my first reads off the #WP25 long list! I have read 3 before the list dropped, I got lucky and scored The Artist from Edelweiss and Crooked Seeds was at my library, just waiting for me!

It looks like the US version of The Artist will be called The Artist and The Feast and Edelweiss has our release date set for May 5, over a month after the shortlist drops.

AnneCecilie Looking forward to reading your thoughts one these ones 4w
mcctrish Your lunch ❤️ 4w
squirrelbrain Yay - I‘m glad you got The Artist! And your lunch looks yummy! 😋 4w
BarbaraBB Lucky you, that you can read it already! Interested in your thoughts! 4w
sarahbarnes Thanks for the heads up on The Artist - that‘s one I want to read. 3w
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squirrelbrain
squirrelbrain
The Artist | Lucy Steeds
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Set in the 1920s, Joseph, an aspiring art critic, travels to Provence to try to interview Edouard Tartuffe, a notoriously difficult, reclusive artist who lives an isolated life with his niece, Ettie.

This was such a beautiful, sensory book with its depictions of beauty (a Provençal summer, the food) and horror (The Great War) and the questions of what is art, who is an artist and what do we see when we actually look?

LeeRHarry So stacked!! 😊 great review! 1mo
youneverarrived Sounds great. Stacking 🤍 1mo
TrishB Great review 👍🏻 1mo
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TrishB Just finished this- I didn‘t think I was going to love it as much as I did! I‘m always in the woman escaping/finding herself corner. 2w
kspenmoll Sounds wonderful! 2w
squirrelbrain It‘s fabulous isn‘t it?! @TrishB You should definitely try it @kspenmoll 1w
TrishB It is! And I love the cover. 1w
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