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The Strawberry Girl
- Author
- Lisa Stromme
- Narrator
- Jo Woodcock
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2016
- Run Time
- 11 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Summer 1893, and the Norwegian fishing village of Åsgårdstrand is preparing for the arrival of well-to-do guests and bohemian artists from the city. Local girl Johanne Lien dutifully gathers berries for tourists and poses barefoot for painters as ‘The Strawberry Girl’.
Johanne becomes a maid for the wealthy Ihlen family, whose wayward daughter Tullik recruits her as a go-between in her pursuit of the controversial painter Edvard Munch. Before long, Johanne is drawn into the raw emotion of Munch’s art and his secret liaison with Tullik. But when she is asked to hide more than just secrets, Johanne must decide whether to take the risk…
Lisa Stromme brings alive the tumultuous love affair that inspired one of the most famous paintings of all time, in a vivid and bewitching story of innocence, creativity and desire.
© Lisa Stromme 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016
Critics Review
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A tale of lost innocence, the power of art and the pain of love
Sunday Express
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Bewitching debut novel… It’s a vivid, intoxicating blend of fact and fiction, desire and creativity. If you’re passionate about art, you’ll love it – and if you didn’t think you were remotely interested in it, you will be by the end of it
Pool
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An altogether painterly book, full of vividly evocative scenes
Mail on Sunday
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A lovely, poignant, evocative novel. Delicious
Saga Magazine
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The raw power of colour is emphasised again and again
Nudge
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Lusciously atmospheric, nuanced and wonderfully readable
Resurgence & Ecologist
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This is a creative mix of fact, and fiction and readers should find themselves swept up in this intriguing story. Art lovers will adore it and those that know nothing about art will wish they knew more.
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Details
- Author
- Lisa Stromme
- Narrator
- Jo Woodcock
- Duration
- 11 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2016
- ISBN
- 9781473546134
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical romance
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. Summer 1893, and the Norwegian fishing village of Åsgårdstrand is preparing for the arrival of well-to-do guests and bohemian artists from the city. Local girl Johanne Lien dutifully gathers berries for tourists and poses barefoot for painters as ‘The Strawberry Girl’.Johanne becomes a maid for the wealthy Ihlen family, whose wayward daughter Tullik recruits her as a go-between in her pursuit of the controversial painter Edvard Munch. Before long, Johanne is drawn into the raw emotion of Munch’s art and his secret liaison with Tullik. But when she is asked to hide more than just secrets, Johanne must decide whether to take the risk…Lisa Stromme brings alive the tumultuous love affair that inspired one of the most famous paintings of all time, in a vivid and bewitching story of innocence, creativity and desire.© Lisa Stromme 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016
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