This one sounds excellent! (Starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, and everything!) I can’t wait to read it myself:

Per Amazon:

Georgia O’Keeffe, her love affair with photographer Alfred Stieglitz, and her quest to become an independent artist come vividly to life in this sensual and exquisitely written novel, a dazzling departure into historical fiction by the acclaimed novelist Dawn Tripp.

This is not a love story. If it were, we would have the same story. But he has his, and I have mine.

In 1916, Georgia O’Keeffe is a young, unknown art teacher when she travels to New York to meet Stieglitz, the famed photographer and art dealer, who has discovered O’Keeffe’s work and exhibits it in his gallery. Their connection is instantaneous. O’Keeffe is quickly drawn into Stieglitz’s sophisticated world, becoming his mistress, protégé, and muse, as their attraction deepens into an intense and tempestuous relationship and his photographs of her, both clothed and nude, create a sensation.

Yet as her own creative force develops, Georgia begins to push back against what critics and others are saying about her and her art. And soon she must make difficult choices to live a life she believes in.

A breathtaking work of the imagination, Georgia is the story of a passionate young woman, her search for love and artistic freedom, the sacrifices she will face, and the bold vision that will make her a legend.

THE TASK:  As always, I will pick the winner at random. There will be TEN OF YOU for this one, which is very exciting! To keep it fun, please tell us with which artist, living or dead, you’d most like to have a passionate affair. (Feel free to define “artist” however you chose.)

THE RULES: All entries must be posted in the comments of this post by 9 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday.  FYI, if this is the first time you’ve commented here, the system will automatically kick you into comment moderation, but don’t worry, I will rescue you.  (Prizing courtesy of Random House. Open to US and Canadian mailing addresses only. Thank you!)

 

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