{"product_id":"the-artist-by-lucy-steeds-9781399819589","title":"The Artist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you yearning in every sense of the word' — Yael van der Wouden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape, and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch' — \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful' — \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment' — \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The year's most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers its secrets by stealth' — \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful' — \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read' — \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting' — \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat, and the art created are so rich and evocative it's as if you're there' — \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePROVENCE, 1920\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEttie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause Ettie is ready to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven if it means setting her world on fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut' — Sarah Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history' — Joanna Quinn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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 \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47310146011372,"sku":"9781399819589","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399819589.webp?v=1771367340","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-artist-by-lucy-steeds-9781399819589","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}