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Book SynopsisPaula Modersohn-Becker was a pioneer of modern art in Europe, but denounced as degenerate by the Nazis after her death. Sue Hubbard draws on the artist's diaries and paintings to bring to life her singular existence, her battle to achieve independence and recognition and her intense relationship with the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Not only do we discover Paula's vibrant personality and rich legacy of Expressionist paintings, but also come to understand something of the corrupted ideologies of the Third Reich. Written with the eye of a painter and the soul of a poet this moving story is a meditation on love, loss, memory and, ultimately, hope.
Trade Review'A triumph of literary and artistic understanding, a tour de force: Masterly, moving and beautifully written. Hubbard goes where few dare go, and succeeds. You are the less for not reading it' - Fay Weldon
'A moving and rare, heart-warming take on Paula Modersohn Becker's life' - Nicholas Serota
'A writer of genuine talent' - Elaine Feinstein
'Haunting' - John Berger
'Hubbard deserves a place in the literary pantheon near Colm Toibin, Anne Enright and Sebastian Barry' - American Library Association
