The Flames: A gripping historical novel set in 1900s Vienna, featuring four fiery women

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Adele takes to spying on Egon from across the street, deluded by the belief that they’ll marry, and survives a bout of the flu; Gertrude recounts the Schieles’ difficult childhoods with their abusive, syphilitic stationmaster father; Edith vies for Egon’s attention, which leads to a tumultuous romance; and Vally remains independent. Każda z nich miała istotny wpływ nie tylko na życie codzienne tego mężczyzny, ale również na to jak rozwijał się jego talent artystyczny. Adele, Edith, Gertrude oraz Wally mają swoje cele, marzenia, wyobrażenia odnośnie swojej przyszłości, a czas pokazuje, że dużo rzeczy nie może zostać spełnione. Under his gaze, each strike provocative poses, removing layer after layer, leaving little to the imagination.

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As World War I throws their lives off course forever, and the Spanish influenza pandemic ravages Europe, threatening everyone in its path, one question remains: Will any of them emerge unscathed from their relationship with this man? The piece of paper, confiscated from Schiele’s bedroom – upon which, the artist had drawn a nude figure – ignited quickly, and fell to the ground as a smoking swirl of ashes. By the last page, I felt like I had lived through the early twentieth century and almost been part of the artistic landscape, like the four principle characters. Through the perspective of Adele Harms, Gertrude Schiele, Vally Neuzil, and Edith Harms (Schiele), we get to learn some historical facts splashed with bits of fiction of what these women might have been like and felt and how they influenced Egon and his art. W czasach, w których rozgrywa się powieść, ludzie uważali akty za grzech nie zważając na kunszt oraz talent autora.I also don't understand why Haydock made the authorial decision to present Adele Harms' (fictionalized) mental illness as so dehumanizing, since her author's note talked about wanting to bring justice to Adele Harms' memory and have her burial site recognized. Adele is the more adventurous, who upon seeing Schiele moving into an apartment opposite their home, becomes obsessed with him, watching and observing him, organising whatever encounters she can, not put off by his reputation, certain they are meant for each other. Stworzyła jednak historię, której klimat chłonęłam całą sobą, która poruszyła mnie do głębi i pozostanie długo w moim sercu. I o ogromnej pasji traktuje właśnie kolejna znakomitość, która dołącza do serii butikowej Wydawnictwa Albatros! We also see Schiele through the eyes of Adele and Edith Harms, those well-to-do neighbours who vie to become his wife, upsetting the balance of their sisterly love in the process.

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Whilst only young, she is a passionate and independent women, and incredibly loyal to Schiele even when he finds himself in prison.Vally, is from an impoverished background, a proud, determined, bold, loyal and independent minded woman, an artist's model, and in a relationship with Schiele for 4 years, there for him when everyone else deserts him in his hours of need, but never seen as a serious prospect for marriage by him. My jako czytelnicy możemy poznać ich historie i dostrzec te kobiety nie tylko przez pryzmat artysty, który je uwiecznił. Thirdly, Vally (Walburga) Neuzil whose portraits demonstrate a distinct air of challenge and intelligence but are also mournful in tone. Adele, his passionate and fierce admirer; Gertrude, his sister who survived their blighted childhood but is possessive, single-minded, and jealous; his mistress Vally, a poor young woman from a bad background but with steel at her core; and the two, very different, Harms sisters, Edith and Adele, both of whom vie to become Schiele’s wife.

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Od początku do końca czuć pasję, chęć ciągłego doskonalenia się, intensywne uczucia oraz klimat XX wieku. Jego modelki pozowały więc roznegliżowane, ukazując najintymniejsze zakamarki ciała, przyjmując pozy, które niewiele pozostawiały wyobraźni. W „Czterech muzach” autorka przenosi nas w początki XX wieku, czas przemian, narodzin zupełnie nowej epoki.Passionate about short stories, Sophie also works for the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award and is associate director of the Word Factory literary organisation. Schiele powtarzał przy krytyce, że:żadne erotyczne dzieło sztuki nie jest świństwem, jeśli posiada wartość artystyczną. Najbardziej trudną relacją jest oczywiście ta między siostrami, gdzie finalnie doszło do długoletniego konfliktu. A captivating read that had me caught up in the time and the place – the life of Schiele and the muses that inspired his art, the tangled mess of passions, the love, loss, grief, the lies, poison and betrayal.