{"product_id":"the-violet-hour","title":"The Violet Hour","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Violet Hour\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJames Cahill\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9798897100866\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePegasus Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stylish, ambitious novel--touching on themes of power, money, and desire--that evokes the art world and all of its moral complexities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The lives of a billionaire collector, a New York gallerist and an elusive superstar painter collide with the mysterious death of a young man, whose plunge off a London balcony in the book's opening pages sets the stage for an exploration of power, class and ambition in the world of blue-chip art.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known--before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge--and so begins a chain of events that will lead a group of friends back into the past to confront who they have become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of deception, power-play, and longing, \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking, who is granted admission to a world that\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseems to glitter and shimmer, and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"The Violet Hour | James Cahill | Hardcover | 9798897100866 | New | Fiction 1744522","offer_id":50885059543298,"sku":"1744522","price":44.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81fuJPPGfML.jpg?v=1793088659","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/the-violet-hour","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}