The Man and the Woman: a novel
by Helen McLean
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- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1770864202
- ISBN 13
- 9781770864207
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About This Item
In 1946, a Canadian girl arrives in war-scarred London to study art at the Slade School. At the same time, Bonnard ― the elderly French artist whose work first ignited her passion for painting ― looks back on his career.
From the moment she lands in England, Elizabeth's life begins to mirror Bonnard's past experience: Bonnard's father pressed him into a hated career in law; similarly, Elizabeth's parents urge her to take a university degree "to fall back on" after she marries. Just as brilliant young Bonnard was swept into the exhilarating literary and artistic world of an avant-garde magazine, Elizabeth is absorbed into the quasi-communal ménage of a prominent London art dealer and his family, whose encouragement helps her achieve success as a portraitist.
Their separate but parallel journeys lead both Elizabeth and Bonnard to the same revelation: public acclaim is not enough; to truly live a life governed by a peeled-eye investigation of the visible world, sacrifices must be made.
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- Bookseller
- Booklicious (PK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BKLS#6-2
- Title
- The Man and the Woman
- Author
- Helen McLean
- Format/Binding
- Excellent condition.
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1770864202
- ISBN 13
- 9781770864207
- Publisher
- Cormorant Books
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- October 21, 2014
- Pages
- 228
- Size
- 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches