Description
When the world-famous, shape-shifting artist X is found dead in her office, her widow CM—refusing comfort and advice—turns to writing a biography as a lifeline to her grief. What begins as an attempt to pin down a life becomes a high-stakes literary investigation into missing origins, hidden identities, and the betrayals that shadow X’s brilliance. As CM digs deeper, the book blurs nonfiction and fiction, assembling a suspenseful portrait of art, power, and devotion—where love can look like control and ambition can feel like a sin. With Catherine Lacey’s sharp, inventive prose and masterful structural play, this is a roaring, emotionally charged exploration of how we mythologize the people we lose—and what it costs to finally try to know them.
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paperback
Granta Books
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9781783789276
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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