The Artist's Portrait
$28.04
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2019
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MUD LITERARY PRIZE 2020
“An intriguing read with compelling descriptions of early 20th-century Sydney in all its squalor, debauchery and fascinating historical detail.” - Who Weekly
“a brisk, original tale written with verve” - Mud Literary Prize judging committee
A story about art, murder, and making your place in history.
Whatever it was that drew me to Muriel, it wasn’t her charm.
In 1992…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733640940 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 073364094X |
| Author: | Julie Keys |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Top Autumn Reads review– The New Daily
A compelling new voice in Australian fiction. A story that deserves to be told. I couldn’t put it down. - Nikki Gemmell, award-winning and bestselling author
‘this novel is intriguing, evocative and had me catching my breath’ - Joanna Nell, author of The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village‘The Artist’s Portrait is a great addition to the Australian literary scene, a quiet, thought-provoking achiever, that doesn’t overstate its case when it comes to gender and creative work, but still manages to say so much.’ - Mascara Literary Review‘I read the book twice to get the whole picture and found new things to admire on every page, and I was in awe of Keys’s narrative skill.’ - Newtown Review of BooksAbout The Author
Julie Keys
Julie Keys lives in the Illawarra region on the NSW south coast. Her short stories have been published across a range of Australian journals.
Julie has worked as a tutor, a registered nurse, a youth worker and as a clinical trials coordinator. She is now studying a PhD in creative arts at the University of Wollongong and writing full-time. Her debut novel, The Artist’s Portrait, was shortlisted for The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2017.
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