The Age of Light

The dazzling story of Lee Miller in Paris

De: Whitney Scharer

Narrado por: Therese Plummer

For fans of Mrs Hemingway and The Paris Wife, Whitney Scharer's The Age of Light is the riveting, vivid and powerful story of the photographer Lee Miller and her lover, Man Ray.

Model. Muse. Lover. Artist.

Paris, 1929. Lee Miller has abandoned her life in New York and a modelling career at Vogue to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer. When she catches the eye of artist Man Ray she convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force and they soon embark upon a passionate affair.

Lee and Man spend their days working closely in the studio and their nights at smoky cabarets and wild parties. But as Lee begins to assert herself, and to create pioneering work of her own, Man's jealousy spirals out of control and leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy them both . . .

‘Powerful, sensual and gripping’ - Madeleine Miller, author of Circe
‘Fans of Mrs Hemingway and The Paris Wife will love this one’ - Elle

Reseñas de la Crítica

Scharer captures the thrill of artistic creation and the swirling hedonism of Paris’s beautiful people.

In incandescent prose, Whitney Scharer has created an unforgettable heroine discovering her passion, her independence, and her art – and what she must sacrifice to have them. (Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere)

I adored this novel. It’s sumptuous and enveloping and beautifully told . . . I can’t believe this is a debut novel - it is so wonderfully assured. Stunning. (Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us)

Transporting you into Lee Miller’s life, and her struggles to be taken seriously in a man’s world. This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist’s soul. (Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe)

Rapturous and razor sharp all at once, The Age of Light fearlessly unzips anything we might know of Lee Miller as model and muse and recasts her as artist, free thinker and architect of a singular and unapologetic life. Whitney Scharer is a stunning new discovery. This novel sparks on every page. (Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife)

This novel shows how [Lee Miller] transcended the male-accessory role and casts her in a new light as the protagonist of her own independent, ambitious life. Fans of Mrs Hemingway and The Paris Wife will love this one.

This wonderful novel is a sensory, sensual feast: a passionate love story, a clear-eyed examination of an artist’s life, and an evocation of the ways people can make and break each other (Kiran Milwood Hargrave, award-winning author of The Girl of Ink and Stars)

A dazzling novel of decadence, passion, art and betrayal . . . I adored it. (Lucy Diamond)

Scharer . . . conjures Paris of the Thirties — whether artists’ studios, seedy dives or glamorous parties — with the deftest of brush strokes.

A gorgeous evocation of the life of Lee Miller. The prose is stunning, the settings perfect - this is the woman that the work only hinted at. Absolutely breathtaking (Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths)

It's a deliciously chic feminist take on a legend

From the opium dens of Paris to Man Ray's darkroom The Age of Light is drawn with the exactness of a photograph. I was awed by the skill with which Scharer portrayed Lee's defiance and ambition. The Age of Light is mesmerising, beautifully written and deeply convincing. I loved it. (Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory)

I adored The Age of Light. A stunning debut - fascinating, evocative and beautifully written. I loved it. (Jill Mansell)