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'The portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel' Elle'No author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this' Grazia'Claire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted' Paris MatchWINNER OF ELLE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DES LECTRICES *Frida doesn't speak, she yells. She curses like a sailor and demonstrates with the communists on the streets of Mexico City. She likes drinking tequila, putting flowers in her hair, talking crudely about sex, and parties that wake the dead. Even when her body is wracked with pain, she paints.Frida suffered two terrible accidents in her life, one in which a streetcar knocked her down - the other accident was Diego Rivera. Her greatest vice. The love of her life. The most famous artist in Mexico. A man who is as hard to live with, as he is to be without.Translated into English for the first time, Claire Berest's award-winning novel is a striking fictional imagining of the vibrant life of one of the world's most enigmatic and beloved artists: Frida Kahlo.

'The portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel' Elle 'No author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this' Grazia 'Claire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted' Paris Match WINNER OF ELLE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DES LECTRICES * She knows everything about him, about his mythology, and he knows nothing of her, she is nobody. He is Mexico's greatest painter, she is from Coyoacan, twenty years his junior and with a broken spine to boot. Translated into English for the first time, Claire Berest's award-winning novel is a striking fictional imagining of the vibrant life and tumultuous marriage of one of the world's most enigmatic and beloved artists: Frida Kahlo.

'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' Elle'An astonishing thriller' LibérationSomething strange is happening in museums across Paris.A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne. The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.But following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city. As soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence...Translated by Sophie Lewis.'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder' MICHÈLE ROBERTS'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' Le Journal du Dimanche

'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder' MICHÈLE ROBERTS'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' Elle'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' Le Journal du Dimanche'An astonishing thriller' LibérationAbel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment. In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne. The police are baffled and Abel, who is somehow linked to it all, is becoming more and more unnerved. Soon, the hidden darkness of his life will rise to the surface and lead him to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma. And then he discovers that nothing about these events is coincidental . . .Translated by Sophie Lewis.