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Updated June 13, 2023
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Girl with a pearl earring
Chevalier, Tracy.
Paper Book
OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'A phenomenon' Jessie Burton 'Dazzling' Daily Mail 'Truly magical' Guardian Those eyes are fixed on someone. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world's best-loved paintings? ...
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The birth of Venus : a novel
Dunant, Sarah.
Paper Book
Alessandra is not quite fifteen when her prosperous merchant father brings a young painter back with him from Holland to adorn the walls of the new family chapel. She is fascinated by his talents and envious of his abilities and opportunities to paint to the glory of God. Soon her love of art and...
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The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone
Laing, Olivia
Paper Book
A dazzling investigation into loneliness, art and the modern city - 'A fierce and essential work' - Helen Macdonald.
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Super host : a novel
Russo, Kate
Paper Book
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How to be both A novel
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. A true original, she is a one-of-a-kind literary sensation. Her novels consistently attract serious acclaim and discussion - and have won her a dedicated readership who are drawn again...
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The Age of Light: A Novel
Scharer, Whitney
Paper Book
'Scharer captures the thrill of artistic creation and the swirling hedonism of Paris's beautiful people.' The Times Model. Muse. Lover. Artist. 'I'd rather take a picture than be one,' Lee Miller declares, as she arrives in Paris one cool day in 1929....
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The color storm : a novel of Renaissance Venice
Dibben, Damian
Paper Book
The new spellbinding and enchanting story set in Renaissance Venice, from the internationally acclaimed author of Tomorrow 'A glorious, exuberant summer read; Damian Dibben's triumph is the character of Zorzo, a buoyant, loveable guide to the grandeur...
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The secret lives of color
St. Clair, Kassia
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.'
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Luster
Leilani, Raven
Paper Book
Razor sharp, provocatively page-turning and surprisingly tender, Luster by Raven Leilani is a painfully funny debut about what it means to be young now.Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2021Longlisted for the Women's Prize For Fiction 2021The Sunday Times Bestseller'A book of pure fineness,...
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Leonardo da Vinci
Isaacson, Walter
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Bestseller ''Walter Isaacson is not an art historian, he''s simply a lover of Leonardo, who manages to communicate the sheer joy of this remarkable man'' Books of the Year - The Times ''Walter Isaacson keeps...
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