Powerful, erotic, disturbing suspenseful novel set in Provence during World War Two, by acclaimed American author. Day of the Bees is a darkly erotic story of obsessive love between a Picasso-like artist and his beautiful muse. An American academic, researching the life of the most famous artist of the century and the mystery of why and how he abandoned the passionate relationship with his muse and lover during the war, finds a cache of letters in the woman's house after her death. The ...
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Powerful, erotic, disturbing suspenseful novel set in Provence during World War Two, by acclaimed American author. Day of the Bees is a darkly erotic story of obsessive love between a Picasso-like artist and his beautiful muse. An American academic, researching the life of the most famous artist of the century and the mystery of why and how he abandoned the passionate relationship with his muse and lover during the war, finds a cache of letters in the woman's house after her death. The burningly passionate correspondence reveals the nature of their love and, eventually, the reason for their parting, and encompasses a taut Resistance storyline as well as a beautiful evocation of Provence - a harsher place than the tourist brochures or Peter Mayle portray.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.