{"product_id":"girl-in-white-a-dazzling-novel-telling-the-tumultuous-life-story-of-the-pioneering-expressioni-st-artist-paula-modersohn-becker-9781782279129","title":"Girl in White: A Dazzling Novel Telling the Tumultuous Life Story of the Pioneering Expressioni St Artist Paula Modersohn-Becker","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A triumph of literary and artistic understanding, a tour de force: Masterly, moving and beautifully written.\" -- Fay Weldon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling novel about groundbreaking artist, Paula Modersohn-Becker -- a brilliant early expressionist who toiled under the shadow of her lover Rainer Maria Rilke \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e by Dawn Tripp and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by Whitney Scharer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl in White\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of the German expressionist painter Paula Modershohn-Becker (1876-1907), told from the fictionalised perspective of her daughter, Mathilde. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the eye of a painter and the soul of a poet this moving story is a meditation on love, loss, memory and, ultimately, hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaula Modersohn-Becker was a pioneer of modern art in Europe, but denounced as degenerate by the Nazis after her death. Poet and art critic Sue Hubbard draws on the artist's diaries and paintings to bring to life her singular existence, her battle to achieve independence and recognition and her intense relationship with the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and her struggle to find a balance between being a painter, wife, and mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot only do we discover Paula's vibrant personality and rich legacy of Expressionist paintings, but also come to understand something of the corrupted ideologies of the Third Reich in a book that's perfect for fans of books like \u003ci\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/i\u003e by Dawn Tripp and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e by Whitney Scharer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One \/ Pushkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782279129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Sue Hubbard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935675453621,"sku":"9781782279129","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d3dd8322-aafa-47e7-836e-be147bfbb61e.jpg?v=1688491841","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/girl-in-white-a-dazzling-novel-telling-the-tumultuous-life-story-of-the-pioneering-expressioni-st-artist-paula-modersohn-becker-9781782279129","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}