Muse
Published on 1. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-84724-770-4 (ISBN)
Description
When Naomi Price is handed a note at her Paris hotel one night, she is flattered but doesn't pay it much attention. She is far too caught up with her glamorous new friends and the world of images they work in. But when she returns to London, the strange notes keep coming. Soon she is questioning her dreams and desires in a way she can't quite put her finger on. And before long she takes a blind jump out of her conventional existence. Why would anyone want to be someone else's muse?
Reviews / Votes
One of the coolest, most unusual novels I've ever read, effortlessly taking the reader inside the troubled psyche of her anti-heroine ... a dark, sexy, literary novel - Scotsman. Brilliantly depicts the precarious fine line between real artistic creativity and self-delusory pretension. Naomi's voice is intelligent, playful and ironic, ultimately tragic. I couldn't put this down - New Books. Very modern, very cool... weirdly addictive' Red. Muse combines finely crafted verbal pyrotechnics with a disturbingly dark subject matter' Scotland on Sunday. Muse is a lush and intriguing read for anyone avoiding saccharine chick-lit' Oxford Times. Compelling... beautiful writing' Daily Telegraph.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84724-770-4 (9781847247704)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Susan Irvine was born in Scotland and brought up abroad. She is a journalist who has written for Vogue, the Sunday Telegraph, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times. Muse is her first novel; Corpus, a collection of short stories, is also published by Quercus.