{"product_id":"the-violet-hour","title":"The Violet Hour","description":"I really loved \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour . . . \u003c\/i\u003eA highbrow whodunnit, and grippingly so, but it's much more than that, building into a meditation on mortality and the unreliable consolations of art, love and materialism'\n\u003cb\u003ePATRICK GALE, author of \u003ci\u003eMother's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'Beauty, money, power, seduction, betrayal. It's all here'\n\u003cb\u003eCHLOË ASHBY, author of \u003ci\u003eWet Paint\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\n'Pulsing with violence and longing, this is a sumptuous, sinister morality tale'\n\u003cb\u003eCLARE POLLARD, author of \u003ci\u003eDelphi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n'A hugely enjoyable yarn by an author hitting his literary stride'\n\u003cb\u003eSARAH LUCAS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'Artists are slaves to their vanity. But in the end, in time, they see things as they really are.'\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nThomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. \n \n Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known - before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming. \n \n On the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge, and a chain of events begins that will lead Thomas and Lorna back into the past, to confront who they have become. \n\n A story of deception, power play and longing, \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking: who is granted admission to a world that only\u003ci\u003e seems\u003c\/i\u003e to glitter and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787042681011,"sku":"9781399716192","price":719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477347039781399716192.jpg?v=1762813753","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-violet-hour","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}