{"product_id":"9781399819589","title":"The Artist Winner of the Waterstones Debut Prize","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME IN APRIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Dextrous and powerful\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ea hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn absorbing, poetic read' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e**BEST BOOKS FOR 2025 from \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping**\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PROVENCE, 1920\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because Ettie is ready to be seen.\u003cbr\u003e Even if it means setting her world on fire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning' Elizabeth Macneal, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Burial Plot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '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 \u003ci\u003eHuman, Animal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55049047867735,"sku":"9781399819589","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/10563953482686.jpg?v=1789647743","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/9781399819589","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}