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Nightshade

Annalena McAfee

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English
Vintage
15 September 2021
Eve Laing is tired of being overshadowed by the men in her life, and wants only to live for her art, with murderous results.

'Engrossing...

I loved each and every brushstroke' Ian Rankin

'Nightshade is a glorious novel... full of twisted sexuality, art and power' Observer

Could the creative urge be the most destructive - even the deadliest - impulse of all? Could it end in death?

Eve Laing, once the muse of an infamous painter, is now - forty years later - an artist herself. But she has sacrificed her career for her family. She resents the global success of her old college roommate. She is slowly unravelling.

When Eve embarks on her most ambitious work yet, she takes a wrecking ball to her comfortable life, jettisoning her marriage for a beautiful young lover who seems to share her single-minded creative vision.

This timely novel explores sexual politics, asking if the true artist must relinquish the ordinary human need for love and connection to pave the way for desire and ambition, leading to a fatal awakening...
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   239g
ISBN:   9781529112252
ISBN 10:   1529112257
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Annalena McAfee is the author of two novels, The Spoiler and Hame. She founded the Guardian Review, which she edited for six years, and was Arts and Literary Editor of the Financial Times.

Reviews for Nightshade

Nightshade is a glorious novel... full of twisted sexuality, art and power, about what it means to commit yourself entirely to the artistic life. The book's ending is unforgettable. -- Alex Preston * Observer * Brilliant and biting. -- Harriet Fitch Little * Financial Times * The drama of creation, of impending triumph or failure, and the expert rendering of the artistic process, all lift the novel to a new level...McAfee’s prose is lyrical yet sharp… the novel fascinates…and Nightshade’s questions continue to intrigue. -- Joanna Briscoe * Guardian * McAfee’s engaging novel combines a dark plot with a zestful skewering of the contemporary art world. -- Anthony Gardner * Mail on Sunday * Eve is a fascinating, plausible creation, both alluring and monstrous in her all-consuming self-regard. * Metro *


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