ARGONAUT BOOKS

The Artist is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds, a graduate of the Faber Academy, is one to watch The Times, Best Historical Fiction of 2025Vividly poetic . . . A seductive combination of romance, puzzle and poetry, The Artist also offers a considered interrogation of the value of art: to open windows in human existence, to push against limits, to bring freedom, perspective and lightGuardianThe height of summer in 1920s Provence is a place of honeyed heat and slow-burn attraction. T...Read More