The Nude

Paperback Published on: 30/07/2024
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The Nude
Mystery, sex, art and delicious prose - a great summer read
CW: sexual violence and spiking, accidental harm to a child, drug use, misogyny and addiction Elizabeth is an art historian from Los Angeles who has ar... READ MORE
Martha - Trafford
The Nude
Intense, beautiful, gripping!
- [ ] The Nude is first and foremost an absolute pleasure to read. Elizabeth, an US museum curator, is sent to a Greek island to purchase, on behalf of the... READ MORE
Patti Ho
The Nude
Hazy
I never thought I'd be able to say a book felt like a headache, let alone for it to be a compliment, but here we are. Dizzying, disorienting, hallucinatory... READ MORE
Benny at Barnet

Synopsis

1999: An island off the southern coast of Greece. Art historian Elizabeth Clarke arrives with the intent to acquire a rare female sculpture. But what begins as a quest for a highly valued cultural artifact evolves into a trip that will force Elizabeth to contend with her ambition, her desire, and her troubling history.

Disoriented by jet lag, debilitating migraines, and a dependence on prescription pills, Elizabeth finds herself enthralled by her new surroundings - and equally, by her translator's inscrutable wife, a young artist named Theo.

As the nude's acquisition proves to be riskier than she could have ever imagined, the fates of Elizabeth and the sculpture are called into question. To find a way out, Elizabeth must grapple with the role she's played in the global art trade and the ethical fallout her personal and professional decisions could leave behind.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Verve Books
  • ISBN: 9780857308832
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Nude
Hot girl book summer
This book is a gripping debut. Read within a couple of sittings I did not want it to end. A beautiful examination of ethics, womanhood and with features sa... READ MORE
Amy G
The Nude
Interesting and Atmospheric
In 1999, historian and curator Elizabeth Clarke was dispatched to an unnamed Greek island to inspect and hopefully secure a statue of a nude woman. It’s be... READ MORE
Andrew Smith
The Nude
The Nude
A nude marble torso washes up on a Greek island, an American curator awaits its arrival in the island's small museum. Lindley’s curator, Elizabeth is smar... READ MORE
Amanda Duncan