Mortal Love
In the Victorian Age, a mysterious and irresistible woman becomes entwined in the lives of several artists, both as a muse and as the object of all-consuming obsession. Radborne Comstock, one of the early twentieth century's most brilliant young painters, is helpless under her dangerous spell.In...
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In the Victorian Age, a mysterious and irresistible woman becomes entwined in the lives of several artists, both as a muse and as the object of all-consuming obsession. Radborne Comstock, one of the early twentieth century's most brilliant young painters, is helpless under her dangerous spell.In modern-day London, journalist Daniel Rowlands meets a beguiling woman who holds the secret to invaluable -- and lost -- Pre-Raphaelite paintings, while wealthy dilettante-actor Valentine Comstock is consumed by enigmatic visions.Swirling between eras and continents, Mortal Love is the intense tale of unforgettable characters caught in a whirlwind of art, love, and intrigue that will take your breath away.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060755348 (0060755342)
Publish date: June 28th 2005
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Urban Fantasy,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Fairies,
Mystery,
Fae,
Art,
Speculative Fiction,
Contemporary
First attempt to get through this one=failed.Second attempt to get through this one=failed.Wtf?! Waking the Moon and Black Light are among my all time favourites. Third time's the charm, hopefully...
I'm giving this four stars instead of three because I believe that all the hype I heard about the book led me to except too much from the book. Hand does have a wonderful writing style, and the book does weave three separate stories together very well. The ending, however, seemed a little sudden t...
I keep having this feeling that the *next* book I read by Elizabeth Hand will be one of my favorite books of all time. But she keeps not-quite-getting-there, for me.I did really like this book, however - it may be her best yet. (And, can't beat the cover art! [a Rossetti painting]).The plot is compl...