{"product_id":"the-violet-hour-by-james-cahill","title":"The Violet Hour by James Cahill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An enthrallingly intricate novel . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimpressive' GUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'There's something of F. Scott Fitzgerald about the way Cahill writes about the very rich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A biting satire of the art world's glamour, pomp and greed . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. lucid and evocative' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'I really loved The Violet Hour . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. On one level it functions as a highbrow whodunnit, and grippingly so, but it's much more than that, building into a meditation on mortality and the unreliable consolations of art, love and materialism' PATRICK GALE, author of Mother's Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A thrilling story told in seductive, shimmering prose. Beauty, money, power, seduction, betrayal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's all here in this bewitching and all too often troubling backstage pass to the commercial art world' CHLOË ASHBY, author of Wet Paint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'I'm overwhelmed by the beauty of James Cahill's writing and storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' SANTANU BHATTACHARYA, author of Deviants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Artists are slaves to their vanity. But in the end, in time, they see things as they really are.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is also a lie. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known - before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge, and a chain of events begins that will lead the friends back into the past, to confront who they have become. A story of deception, power play and longing, The Violet Hour exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking: who is granted admission to a world that only seems to glitter and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback \/ 368 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55382590554493,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781399716185.jpg?v=1740148447","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/the-violet-hour-by-james-cahill","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}