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Author
Publisher
Persevero Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
273 pages : 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on research into a massive collection of over 700 letters, documents, media reports and historical accounts, this novel, set in 1940, centers around Georgia O'Keeffe and Maria Chabot-a young and naïve would-be writer, exploring the dimensions of friendship and the debts we incur to those who make our lives easier.
Author
Publisher
Persevero Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1940, art-world icon Georgia O'Keeffe bought a house in a mountain-rimmed New Mexico desert, planning to live there for six months every year. To manage her remote household while she paints, O'Keeffe invited Maria Chabot-a young and naive would-be writer-to join her. Their tempestuous relationship endured throughout the chaotic years of WW2; the death of Georgia's domineering, philandering husband (famed photographer Alfred Stieglitz); and Maria's...