The Strawberry Girl by Lisa Stromme
Summer 1893, and the Norwegian fishing village of Åsgårdstrand is preparing for the arrival of well-to-do guests and bohemian artists from the city. Local girl Johanne Lien dutifully gathers berries for tourists and poses barefoot for painters as `The Strawberry Girl’. Johanne becomes a maid for the wealthy Ihlen family, whose wayward daughter Tullik recruits her as a go-between in her pursuit of the controversial painter Edvard Munch. Before long, Johanne is drawn into the raw emotion of Munch’s art and his secret liaison with Tullik. But when she is asked to hide more than just secrets, Johanne must decide whether to take the risk… Lisa Stromme brings alive the tumultuous love affair that inspired one of the most famous paintings of all time, in a vivid and bewitching story of innocence, creativity and desire.
"A tale of lost innocence, the power of art and the pain of love" * Sunday Express *
"Bewitching debut novel… It’s a vivid, intoxicating blend of fact and fiction, desire and creativityIf you’re passionate about art, you’ll love it – and if you didn’t think you were remotely interested in it, you will be by the end of it" * Pool *
"An altogether painterly book, full of vividly evocative scenes" -- Anthony Gardner * Mail on Sunday *
"A lovely, poignant, evocative novel. Delicious" * Saga Magazine *
"The raw power of colour is emphasised again and again" -- Cath Sell * Nudge *
"Bewitching debut novel… It’s a vivid, intoxicating blend of fact and fiction, desire and creativityIf you’re passionate about art, you’ll love it – and if you didn’t think you were remotely interested in it, you will be by the end of it" * Pool *
"An altogether painterly book, full of vividly evocative scenes" -- Anthony Gardner * Mail on Sunday *
"A lovely, poignant, evocative novel. Delicious" * Saga Magazine *
"The raw power of colour is emphasised again and again" -- Cath Sell * Nudge *
Lisa Strømme was born in Yorkshire in 1973, and studied at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. She lives with her Norwegian husband and their two children close to Åsgårdstrand, the coastal village where Edvard Munch had a summer home, and which provided the setting for The Strawberry Girl. The Strawberry Girl is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784740580 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784740586 |
| Title | The Strawberry Girl |
| Author | Lisa Stromme |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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