Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly with his wife, Melanie, and their two young daughters, in an affluent beach town in California. Some say he's a fake and a con man, while others see him as a genuine visionary. But Francis has a very dark past, with another identity and a very different set of values. When he crosses the Atlantic to his native Scotland, for the funeral of a murdered son he barely knew, his old Edinburgh community expects him to take bloody revenge. But as he confronts his previous life, all those friends and enemies - and, most alarmingly, his former self - Francis seems to have other ideas. When Melanie discovers something gruesome in California, which indicates that her husband's violent past might also be his psychotic present, things start to go very bad, very quickly. The Blade Artist is an elegant, electrifying novel - ultra violent but curiously redemptive - and it marks the return of one of modern fiction's most infamous, terrifying characters, the incendiary Francis Begbie from Trainspotting.

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George Valentin ist der Superstar des großen Hollywood-Kinos der 20er-Jahre. Dem unvergleichlichen Charmeur und Draufgänger fliegen die Herzen des Publikums zu. Er genießt und zelebriert seinen Ruhm und entdeckt wie im Vorbeigehen das Talent der jungen Statistin Peppy Miller. Doch mit dem Wendepunkt vom Stummfilm zum Tonfilm stehen die beiden Schauspieler plötzlich zwischen Ruhm und Untergang: Valentin will nicht wahr haben, dass der Tonfilm seine Karriere zu überrollen droht. Für Peppy Miller aber bedeutet die neue Technik den Durchbruch: Das Sternchen wird zum gefeierten Kinostar!

WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2026 A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME A TELEGRAPH AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . The Artist will leave you yearning in every sense of the word' Yael van der Wouden, author of The Safekeep 'The Artist is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch' Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Beautiful' Daily Telegraph, BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment' Guardian 'The year's most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . The Artist uncovers its secrets by stealth' Telegraph 'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful' Daily Mail 'This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read' Mail on Sunday 'Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting' Washington Post 'Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it's as if you're there' Good Housekeeping PROVENCE, 1920 Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible. Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he'll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe. But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers. Over this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed. Because Ettie is ready to be seen. Even if it means setting her world on fire. 'Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent 'An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre 'I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight' Florence Knapp, author of The Names 'Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and The Burial Plot 'Phenomenal . . . beautiful, pacey historical fiction, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer, the land lit up and throbbing, the food piled high and richly painted, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book!' Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal BEST BOOKS FOR 2025 from Stylist and Good Housekeeping

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Sie malt sich ins Licht, auch wenn das bedeutet, ihre Welt in Flammen zu setzen. Provence, um 1920. "Venez. Kommen Sie". Mehr steht nicht in dem Brief. Und doch sieht sich Joseph Adelaide am Ziel seiner Träume: Er, ein noch völlig unbekannter Journalist, darf Édouard Tartuffe interviewen, der sich seit Jahren der Öffentlichkeit entzieht. In dem abgelegenen Landhaus in der französischen Provinz erwartet Joseph jedoch eine Überraschung. Nur wenn er dem weltberühmten Maler Modell sitzt, darf er über ihn schreiben. In der flirrenden Sommerhitze erkennt Joseph bald, dass das größte Rätsel nicht der "Meister des Lichts" ist, sondern Tartuffes Nichte. Ettie kocht, putzt, wäscht Pinsel und erträgt Tartuffes Launen mit unergründlicher Hingabe. Doch etwas brodelt in ihr. Joseph fühlt sich immer mehr zu ihr hingezogen. Und langsam, Schicht für Schicht wie in einem Gemälde, kommt ihr Geheimnis ans Licht.

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George Valentin ist der Superstar des großen Hollywood-Kinos der 20er-Jahre. Dem unvergleichlichen Charmeur und Draufgänger fliegen die Herzen des Publikums zu. Er genießt und zelebriert seinen Ruhm und entdeckt wie im Vorbeigehen das Talent der jungen Statistin Peppy Miller. Doch mit dem Wendepunkt vom Stummfilm zum Tonfilm stehen die beiden Schauspieler plötzlich zwischen Ruhm und Untergang: Valentin will nicht wahr haben, dass der Tonfilm seine Karriere zu überrollen droht. Für Peppy Miller aber bedeutet die neue Technik den Durchbruch: Das Sternchen wird zum gefeierten Kinostar!

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