This is the story of four muses...Women whose bodies were shown in intimate detail, depicted by the charming yet controversial artist Egon Schiele. But who were they?
ADELE: his passionate and fierce admirer.
GERTRUDE: his spirited and possessive sister.
VALLY: his independent and proud model.
EDITH: Adele's quiet and conventional sister. Or was she?
The Flames reimagines the intertwining lives of these women: four wild, blazing hearts, longing to be known. In an elegant bohemian city like 1900s Vienna, everything seems possible. But just as a flame has the power to mesmerize, it can also destroy everything in its path ...
The Flames by Sophie Haydock was published in hardback on 17 March 2022 by Doubleday. As part of this #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour, I am delighted to be able to give away one copy.
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GOOD LUCK!
The Flames, is her debut novel.
She is the winner of the Impress Prize for New Writers.
Sophie trained as a journalist at City University, London, and has worked at the Sunday Times Magazine, Tatler and BBC Three, as well as freelancing for publications including the Financial Times, Guardian Weekend magazine, and organisations such as the Arts Council, Royal Academy and Sotheby's.
Passionate about short stories, Sophie also works for the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award and is associate director of the Word Factory literary organisation.
Her Instagram account @egonschieleswomen - dedicated to the women who posed for Egon Schiele - has a community of over 110,000 followers, and continues to grow.
For more information, visit: sophie-haydock.com
A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL ABOUT THE INTERTWINING LIVES OF FOUR REMARKABLE WOMEN, THE MUSES WHO INSPIRED THE ARTIST EGON SCHIELE
‘I finished today, and I adored it. Completely convincing and utterly compelling, THE FLAMES gives vivid voice to four muses who refuse to be remembered as just that. Haydock is a writer to watch.’
KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of THE MERCIES
‘A sizzling debut, this is banging, I love it…the detail is visionary. A great feat.’
DBC PIERRE, Booker Prize-winning author of VERNON GOD LITTLE
‘Thought provoking and illuminating and a fascinating – I so enjoyed discovering the world and the women behind works of art I adore’
KATE SAWYER, author of THE STRANDING
‘The four women who loved Schiele come back to life, combining an exquisite sense of place and era with a passion and sensuality that transcend time altogether.’
ISABEL COSTELLO, author of SCENT
‘Magnificent … exquisitely crafted and so absorbing. I loved it and REFUSE to accept it is a debut. It’s simply too good’
KATIE LOWE, author of THE FURIES
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