The Muse

by Jessie Burton

First published 2016

In 1967 London, Odelle Bastien stumbles into an art gallery and lands a job as a typist. There, she becomes entangled in the mystery of a painting's origins, uncovering a story of love, betrayal, and the elusive muse that drove its creation decades earlier. As Odelle delves deeper, she must navigate the intricate web of the art world and confront the ghosts of the past to uncover the truth.

Genres: art, historical-fiction, 20th-century, suspense, mystery, contemporary

Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator

Setting: London

Period: 1967

416 pages · ebook · Ecco

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