In the garden of monsters : a novel
King, Crystal2024
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Italy, 1948. Julia Lombardi is a mystery even to herself. The beautiful model can't remember where she's from, where she's been or how she came to live in Rome. When she receives an offer to accompany celebrated eccentric artist Salvador Dalí to the Sacro Bosco - Italy's Garden of Monsters - as his muse, she's strangely compelled to accept. It could be a chance to unlock the truth about her past. Shrouded in shadow, the garden full of giant statues that sometimes seem alive is far from welcoming. Still, from the moment of their arrival at the palazzo, Julia is inexplicably drawn to their darkly enigmatic host, Ignazio. He's alluring yet terrifying - and he seems to know her. Posing for Dalí as the goddess Persephone, Julia finds the work to be perplexing, particularly as Dalí descends deeper into his fanaticism. To him, she is Persephone, and he insists she must eat pomegranate seeds to rejoin her king.
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Main title:
In the garden of monsters : a novel / Crystal King.
Author:
King, Crystal, author
Imprint:
London : Mira, 2024.
Collation:
1 volume ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780778310570 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
3932754