{"product_id":"the-war-artist-coming-soon-for-2024-the-next-captivating-historical-novel-from-jan-casey-about-a-female-war-artist-in-world-war-2-9781803283876","title":"The War Artist: Coming soon for 2024, the next captivating, historical novel from Jan Casey about a female war artist in World War 2.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about a young painter named Sybil Paige who wins a coveted assignment from the War Artists Advisory Committee to sketch everything from airfields and assembly lines to farms and factories. She captures the stories of the thousands of women fighting their own battles on the home front, but the one picture she cannot paint is the image of a woman folded into a chair, the crumpled telegram about her missing husband clasped in her hand. With each new commission, Sybil grows in confidence, but she fears the future. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 May 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoignant, warm, gut-wrenching, and hopeful, this book is just beautiful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Excuse me, the man interrupted her as if there was absolutely nothing she could say to comfort him. ‘I have to get on with my digging. Then he stabbed violently at her sketchbook with his finger. ‘Get it all down, he snarled. ‘Every single disgusting, pathetic detail. And shove it in their faces. London, 1940 Following a chance meeting with her former teacher, young painter Sybil Paige wins a coveted assignment from the War Artists Advisory Committee, and so begins her journey across the length and breadth of the country, sketching everything from airfields and assembly lines to farms and factories. Sometimes, it's milkmaids and poultry keepers, brave and hopeful; sometimes, it's the harrowed faces of those digging through the rubble to find their loved ones and livelihoods. But armed with her sketchbook, Sybil captures it all, determined to tell the stories of the thousands of women fighting their own battles on the home front. Above all, she wants the voices of her subjects to shine through. But amidst the scenes of despair and courage, the one picture Sybil cannot paint and yet cannot purge from her brain, no matter how hard she tries, is the image of a woman folded into a chair, the crumpled telegram about her missing husband clasped in her hand. Because a self-portrait, Sybil well knows, requires the artist to find her own voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith each new commission, Sybil grows in confidence. But, like the many people she meets and sketches, she fears the future: will it bring hope or heartbreak?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Jan Cacey:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent! Jan has written a memorable story about a war-time artist that's so descriptive, you are completely immersed in it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Syb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 286g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192 x 130 x 23 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781803283876\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Casey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45938047123706,"sku":"9781803283876","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1715366494030_book.jpg?v=1715594852","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-war-artist-coming-soon-for-2024-the-next-captivating-historical-novel-from-jan-casey-about-a-female-war-artist-in-world-war-2-9781803283876","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}