Ecliptic

On a picturesque island near Istanbul, hidden among pine and pomegranate trees, lies a secret refuge for artists of all kinds: painters, architects, writers, musicians. They come here to regain their lost inspiration, tranquility, and peace. The Scottish artist Elspeth... Conroy, known on the island as Nell, left the art scene of 1960s London, having lost faith in herself. She has lived in this refuge for many years, spending sleepless nights experimenting with pigments in search of the perfect paint for her future masterpiece. The usual life on the island is disrupted by the arrival of a new guest - seventeen-year-old Fullerton. Nell suspects that the boy is in danger and wants to help him, but to do so, she must find out the cause of his nightmares, why he fled from England, and what he is working on in his studio. A subtle, captivating, completely unpredictable novel about the nature of creativity, about the ghosts that haunt us, about how we carry everything beautiful and terrible within us.

Author: ВУД Б.

Printhouse: Fantom Press

Series: Modern Prose. Benjamin Wood

Age restrictions: 18+

Year of publication: 2022

ISBN: 9785864719190

Number of pages: 432

Size: 21.7 x 14.3 x 3 mm

Cover type: Твердая бумажная

Weight: 530 g

ID: 1332912

On a picturesque island near Istanbul, hidden among pine and pomegranate trees, lies a secret refuge for artists of all kinds: painters, architects, writers, musicians. They come here to regain their lost inspiration, tranquility, and peace. The Scottish artist Elspeth Conroy, known on the island as Nell, left the art scene of 1960s London, having lost faith in herself. She has lived in this refuge for many years, spending sleepless nights experimenting with pigments in search of the perfect paint for her future masterpiece. The usual life on the island is disrupted by the arrival of a new guest - seventeen-year-old Fullerton. Nell suspects that the boy is in danger and wants to help him, but to do so, she must find out the cause of his nightmares, why he fled from England, and what he is working on in his studio. A subtle, captivating, completely unpredictable novel about the nature of creativity, about the ghosts that haunt us, about how we carry everything beautiful and terrible within us.

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