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Quick Summary:
You know Pablo Picasso. Now, meet the women behind the masterpieces. The women of Picasso’s life are glamorous and elusive, existing in the shadow of his fame – until, in the 1950s, aspiring journalist Alana Olsen determines to bring one into the light and discovers a past complicated by secrets and intrigue.
Book Details
Picasso's Lovers by Jeanne Mackin Published by Berkley on 01/23/2024
Genres: Friendship, Historical Fiction, Women's Literature
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Pages: 344
Source: Goddess Fish PromotionsA tangled and vividly intimate portrait of the women caught in Picasso’s charismatic orbit through the affairs, the scandals, and the art—only this time, they hold the brush.
Alana Olson always felt connected to Pablo Picasso. As a recently graduated art historian and aspiring writer in 1950s New York, Alana was bound to encounter the most renowned artist of the era, but it was her late Spanish mother’s particular fascination with the man that inspired Alana’s doctoral thesis on his work.
An assignment for a profile on Picasso from her dream publication leads Alana to intimate interviews with Sara Murphy and Irene Legut—women from a once-vibrant social circle that included the artist. Through their conversations, the women paint a luxurious picture of their time along the French Riviera in 1923, revealing to Alana not only an intimate glimpse into the life and work of the genius, but also unseen works of art, memories of a whirlwind romance, and hidden details that bring Alana closer to Picasso then she ever imagined.
Desperate to know the man who influenced so many parts of her life, Alana dives into the glamorous lives of the past. But to do so she must contend with her own reality, including a strained engagement, the male-dominated world of art journalism, and the rising threat to communists in America.
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Excerpt from Picasso’s Lovers
Gazes from Pablo Picasso are like brushstrokes. Some are long, lingering, full of texture and pigment. Some are short, shallow, even accidental. His gaze on me now falls somewhere between the two.
Once, his gaze would have found enough for an entire painting. He would have seen flesh, and the bone and muscle under the flesh, the question or certainty of the eyes. He would have seen past, present, and future and painted them in a way that made time irrelevant.
Yes, that was how he pained me. Everything and at once, all the angles and geometry of the body, and he made of me something eternal and always beautiful. That is what an artists can do for a woman. When most men looked at me, all I saw in their faces was desire, the urge to possess. When Pablo looked at me, his face filled with wonder waiting to be translated to lines and brushstrokes.
Spring. The second year of the Great War. I wasn’t twenty yet, and had returned from cold, starving Moscow, where a loaf of bread coast as much as a silk dress…Back to Paris for me!
When Pablo first saw me, I was sitting on the rim of the Wallace Fountain in Place Emile, face turned up to the sun like a basking cat, enjoying the fine day and wondering what adventure I might find…It was early summer. I had stolen a bunch of cherries at Les Halles and a roll, but my stomach rattled.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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Purchase Link for Picasso’s Lovers – Kindle
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Mackin, Jeanne (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 348 Pages - 01/23/2024 (Publication Date) - Berkley (Publisher)
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About Jeanne Mackin
Jeanne Mackin is the author of several historical novels, including The Last Collection, which has been translated into five languages, and The Beautiful American, which won a CNY award for fiction. She has taught in the MFA Creative Writing program at Goddard College, won journalism awards, and is currently working on her next novel.
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Easy Amazon Info Link – Paperback & Audiobook
- Mackin, Jeanne (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 01/23/2024 (Publication Date) - Berkley (Publisher)
- Audible Audiobook
- Jeanne Mackin (Author) - Caroline Hewitt, Hillary Huber, Gilli Messer (Narrators)
- English (Publication Language)
- 01/23/2024 (Publication Date) - Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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I like the cover, synopsis and excerpt, Picasso’s Lovers sounds like a story that I will enjoy reading. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway
Thanks for stopping by, Bea!
Thanks so much for hosting me and my new novel, Picasso’s Lovers, about the incredible women in the artist’s life and work.
Goodluck with the tour Jeanne!
Thank you so much for featuring PICASSO’S LOVERS today.