ISBN: 1908125853 9781908125859

Category: Fiction / General

Page count: 50

<p>There are few rivalries bitterer than that of siblings, and few more ferocious than that of art. </p><p>Sébastien and Gabrielle Laronde are the most exquisite expression of <i>fin de siècle</i> Avignon. Artists without compare, they exist in eternal competition vying for the supreme accolade - not the acclaim of their peers, but to be found worthy of their family and its mysterious legacy. </p><p>In prose as sumptuous and rich as any of the Laronde sculptures and paintings, the twins' simmering resentments weave a sensuous spell about the Vaucluse artworld. Drawn into their orbit, a new muse brings Sébastien the promise of perfection; his prize lies within the shining stone, but whose craft can be its equal?</p>