Raised in the slums of Oxford with a certainty of her own homeliness, seventeen-year-old stableman's daughter Jane Burden is discovered by the charismatic and irreverent painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with whom she falls madly in love before circumstances prompt her marriage to the shy craftsman William Morris. By the author of The Painted Kiss. 50,000 first printing.

The Wayward Muse

Literature & Fiction

Hickey, Elizabeth

United States

Atria

"I apologize again for my boldness, but I must tell you that you're the most beautiful girl in Oxford. Maybe in all of England. I have to put you in my painting." With these words, the scandalous, wildly talented painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti changes seventeen-year-old Jane Burden's life forever. Jane's gaunt, awkward figure and grave expression have cemented her reputation as the ugliest girl in Oxford. Raised by a stableman on Holywell Street -- the town's most sordid and despicable slum -- Jane is nearly resigned to marry in-kind. But when she meets Rossetti at the theater, he sees beyond her worn, ill-fitting dress and unruly hair and is stirred by her unconventional beauty. The charismatic painter whisks Jane into Oxford's exclusive art scene as his muse, and during the long and intimate hours of modeling -- draping and tilting, gazing and posing -- Jane finds herself falling in love. When Rossetti abruptly leaves Oxford with no plans to return, brokenhearted Jane settles for a stable, if passionless, marriage to his soft-spoken protÉgÉ, William Morris -- the man who would go on to become the father of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Jane resigns herself to life as a respectable wife and mother, exchanging the slop bucket for intricate needlepoint, willing away the memories of Rossetti and what could have been. But Rossetti and Jane are inextricably bound together by tragedy, art, and desire, and no amount of time or distance can separate them. Ultimately this complicated arrangement with which Jane, Morris, and Rossetti must learn to live threatens to undo them all. Richly textured and deftly portrayed, Elizabeth Hickey's latest is a compelling portrait of the ever-changing notions of both love and beauty.

The Wayward Muse: A Novel

Atria Books

Meeting the controversial libertine and painter Gustav Klimt at the age of twelve, Emilie Floege, the youngest daughter of a 1886 Viennese businessman, matures into a sanguine adult and becomes the artist's mistress as well as the owner of an exclusive fashion house. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.

The Painted Kiss: A Novel

Gustav Klimt, one of the great painters of fin de siècle Austria—and the subject of Helen Mirren’s latest film, Woman in Gold—takes center stage in this passionate and atmospheric debut novel, which reimagines the tumultuous relationship between the Viennese painter and Emilie Flöge, the woman who posed for his masterpiece The Kiss, and whose name he uttered with his dying breath. Vienna in 1886 was a city of elegant cafés, grand opera houses, and a thriving and adventurous artistic community. It is here where the twelve-year-old Emilie meets the controversial libertine and painter. Hired by her bourgeois father for basic drawing lessons, Klimt introduces Emilie to a subculture of dissolute artists, wanton models, and decadent patrons that both terrifies and inspires her. The Painted Kiss follows Emilie as she blossoms from a naïve young girl to one of Europe's most exclusive couturiers—and Klimt's most beloved model and mistress. A provocative love story that brings to life Vienna's cultural milieu, The Painted Kiss is as compelling as a work by Klimt himself.

Many books have been written on how to show love. This one explores unique ways to express it. A 12-verse poem with vivid imagery, I Love You More Than Every Star is attractive to the eye and touching to the heart.

I Love You More Than Every Star

Parenting & Relationships

Book Peddlers, The

12 Gifts from Jesus Christ is designed to help ech of us tke steps toward living a more Christ-like life. In order to help us make progress, each chapter focuses on one GIFT, and the intent is to practice that GIFT for 30 days-- the amount of time it takes to form a new habit. If you will put this book to work for you, we believe new habits will be formed in accordance with the GIFT you are focusing on that particular month. At the end of the year, your GIFT back to Jesus Christ is inteneded to be an imporved, more Christ-like version of yourself. Our book is an act of love. And it is our hope and prayer that we will all be inspired to live our lives embracing each of the gifts Jesus came to earh to teach us. Our own lives have changed for the better as we have contemplated, discussed and written the words on these pages. We believe this is a special book, and it is our sincere hope that each of you will find something wonderful and life-changing as you read it. We realize life is a roller coster, and although we may have improved by the end of the year after studying 12 Gifts From Jesus Christ, it doesn't mean we have arrived. For this reason, we would like you to use this book throughout your life. Read it often, as a reminder. Give it to those you love, and give it to those who love our Savior Jesus Christ.

12 Gifts from Jesus Christ: Building Habits of Christ Like Living

Golightly, Janeen

Religion & Spirituality

Winters Publishing Group

Creating peace after divorce. Most people marry with the expectation of permanency. But if the time comes to divorce, parents quickly learn that they must now relate to their former partner in a different way. Healing Hearts is a guidebook written by two women who have endured the trauma of divorce and recovered. The information they share can help restore hearts and emotions while parents develop a new way of living as co-parents who have the child's best interest at heart.

Healing Hearts: Helping Children and Adults Recover from Divorce

Self-Help

Dalton, Elizabeth

Relationships

Gold Leaf Pr

Follows a little girl through her dream, exploring magical worlds that echo with her father's unconditional love.

I Love You More Than....

Children's Books

Cohen, James

Family Connections Pub Co

Vienna in 1886 was a city of elegant cafés, grand opera houses, and a thriving and adventurous artistic community. It is here where the twelve-year-old Emilie meets the controversial libertine and painter Klimt. Hired by her bourgeois father for basic drawing lessons, he introduces Emilie to a subculture of dissolute artists, wanton models, and decadent patrons; following Emilie as she blossoms from a naø¯ve young girl to one of Europe's most exclusive couturiers and Klimt's most beloved model and mistress the woman who posed for Klimt's masterpiece The Kiss and whose name he uttered with his dying breath. Description in Spanish: "Una conmovedora historia de amor tan sutil y sensual como las obras de Klimt. Viena 1886: en la elegante urbe centroeuropea, una chiquilla de 12 años, Emilie Flø¶ge, conoce al carismático y controvertido pintor Gustav Klimt, uno de los líderes de la Secesión, el movimiento que estaba revolucionando el arte europeo. Contratado por los padres

El Beso/ Painted Kiss (Spanish Edition)

Contemporary

Punto de Lectura

El beso

Suma

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The Wayward Muse

The Wayward Muse: A Novel

The Painted Kiss: A Novel

The Painted Kiss: A Novel

I Love You More Than Every Star

12 Gifts from Jesus Christ: Building Habits of Christ Like Living

Healing Hearts: Helping Children and Adults Recover from Divorce

I Love You More Than....

El Beso/ Painted Kiss (Spanish Edition)

El beso