The Last Nude
by Ellis Avery
The Last Nude by Ellis Avery holds a well received rating of 3.77 out of 5, based on 13.3K reader ratings. First published in 2012. The book spans 320 pages.
About The Last Nude
A stunning story of love, sexual obsession, treachery, and tragedy, about an artist and her most famous muse in Paris between the World Wars.Paris, 1927. In the heady years before the crash, financiers drape their mistresses in Chanel, while expatriates flock to the avant-garde bookshop Shakespeare and Company. One day in July, a young American named Rafaela Fano gets into the car of a coolly dazzling stranger, the Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka.Struggling to halt a downward slide toward prostitution, Rafaela agrees to model for the artist, a dispossessed Saint Petersburg aristocrat with a murky past. The two become lovers, and Rafaela inspires Tamara's most iconic Jazz Age images, among them her most accomplished—and coveted—works of art. A season as the painter's muse teaches Rafaela some hard lessons: Tamara is a cocktail of raw hunger and glittering artifice. And all the while, their romantic idyll is threatened by history's darkening tide.Inspired by real events in de Lempicka's history, The Last Nude is a tour de force of historical imagination. Avery gives the reader a tantalizing window into a lost Paris, an age already vanishing as the inexorable forces of history close in on two tangled lives. Spellbinding and provocative, The Last Nude is a novel about genius and craft, love and desire, regret, and, most of all, hope that can transcend time and circumstance.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Ellis Avery |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Genres | Historical Fiction, Fiction, Arts & Photography, Romance, History |
| Average Rating | 3.77 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 13,280 |
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What genre is The Last Nude?
The Last Nude is categorized as Historical Fiction, Fiction, Arts & Photography, Romance. Its primary genre classification is Romance.
Is The Last Nude worth reading?
Based on 13.3K reader ratings, The Last Nude has an average score of 3.77 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is The Last Nude?
The Last Nude has 320 pages.
Who wrote The Last Nude?
The Last Nude was written by Ellis Avery. It was first published in 2012.
What is the ISBN for The Last Nude?
The ISBN-13 for The Last Nude is 9781594488140.0.
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