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A Partial Indulgence

A Partial Indulgence

by StephanieTheobald (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $16.80
Synopsis

'If my art does not conquer you immediately, I may allow you to keep it in your house as a non-paying guest. Your fondness will turn to lust and your desire will soon demand satisfaction. You will tell me that you long for my art, and I will ask you what your longing amounts to in pounds.' Charles: art dealer, bon vivant, fantasist. Cosima: artist, aristocrat, half-feral visionary. Carmen: chambermaid-turned-muse, hustler. Art, sex and money are their lifeblood, society their playground -- but wealth and taste can only get you so far, and Fate will not be denied. A Partial Indulgence is a contemporary gothic voyage through a decadent world of high society and low morals. 'Theobald is an effortless, natural poet' -- Guardian on Trix www.stephanietheobald.co.uk

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 02 Apr 2009
ISBN 10: 0340823925
ISBN 13: 9780340823927

Media Reviews
'Sex, death, money and art. In her modern gothic fantasy, Stephanie Theobald mixes up these heady ingredients to comic, creepy effect...funny and violently erotic, with the pleasure of an unfolding mystery.' -- Observer 'Theobald writes about the art world with wisdom, wit and irreverence, and has a sharp eye and ear for the things people do when driven by desire...Art, sex, money - this novel delivers them all with enormous style.' -- The Times 'Theobald is endlessly funny and knowledgeable about the outer reaches of desire.' -- Esquire 'Very funny and spectacularly sordid' -- Time Out on BICHE 'Theobald is an effortless, natural poet' -- Guardian on TRIX 'Exuberant, sexy and very, very dark. Stephanie Theobald's novel lifts the lid on both the art world and the true nature of desire.' -- Mirror 'A Partial Indulgence's landscape is a giddying place of aristocrats, hustlers, sex and excess.' -- Gay Times
Author Bio
Former fashion editor of THE EUROPEAN, Stephanie Theobald now lives in London and Spain, and writes full-time. She is the author of three novels, BICHE, SUCKING SHRIMP and TRIX.