Alchemy of a blackbird a novel

Fleeing the Nazis, painter Remedios Varo and her poet lover await exit papers from a safe house on the Riviera and take refuge in a mysterious bookshop that opens up a world of occult learning that sparks creative genius.

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Main Author: McMillan, Claire (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Edition:First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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Summary:Fleeing the Nazis, painter Remedios Varo and her poet lover await exit papers from a safe house on the Riviera and take refuge in a mysterious bookshop that opens up a world of occult learning that sparks creative genius.
Physical Description:272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781668006559
1668006553
Author Notes:Claire McMillan is the author of Alchemy of a Blackbird , Gilded Age , and The Necklace . She was the 2017-2018 Cuyahoga County Writer-in-Residence and currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, Massachusetts. She practiced law until 2003 and then received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. She grew up in Pasadena, California, and now lives on her husband's family farm outside of Cleveland, Ohio, with their two children.