Girl in a Pink Dress
By Kylie Needham
Harry Hartog's review
Seeing the art world from both an artist and a muse perspective. This book reads like an Australian arthouse movie from the 90's, it is dark yet brightly lit in a quiet look at the art world of Melbourne then and now. Reading the beautiful prose that creates truly Australian imagery it is no wonder Girl in a Pink Dress won the MUD Literacy Prize for 2024, a huge congrats to Kylie. I enjoyed this so much I read this again via audio on a road trip soon after I lent out my copy of the physical book. - Tricia, Harry Hartog Burnside
Description
Is it possible for one relationship to survive two ambitious artists?
WINNER OF THE MUD LITERARY PRIZE 2024
Far away from the glittering lights and famous personalities of the Sydney art world she once knew, Frances now lives a quiet life in a remote mountain town, pursuing her art. When an invitation arrives from a former lover to attend his painting exhibition at a celebrated gallery, Frances is plunged back into the past, when a single act changed the course of her life.
Told across two time periods, Girl in a Pink Dress is a sharp-eyed and compelling story about love and art, about sacrifice and ambition, and the often damaging relationship between artist and muse.
- ISBN:
- 9781761046964
- Format:
- Hardback
- Pages:
- 208
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Imprint:
- Hamish Hamilton
- Weight:
- 340 g