Trending Now Madame Matisse

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781804994375
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2026
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK

Description:
An ultimatum: her or me. A gunshot. A betrayal. A passionate story set in Paris and the French Riviera, about three women whose lives are set on a collision course when they meet the enigmatic artist Henri Matisse.

‘An immersive tale of muses, betrayal, sex and bad behaviour‘ Daily Mail

‘Delicious. I took Madame Matisse on a wet, grey holiday and it swept me into a world of startling, splashy colour’ Spectator

A GUNSHOT. A BETRAYAL. THREE LIVES HANG IN THE BALANCE…

Growing up in Paris just before the turn of the century, Amelie is a free spirit. When she meets an enigmatic young artist, she is drawn to the life of colour and passion he seems to promise.

Together, they share struggles and triumphs, heartbreak and joy, until they arrive on France’s sun-soaked Riviera. With them comes Marguerite, Matisse’s headstrong but courageous daughter.

But there too they meet Lydia, a young Russian emigree, who has fled her homeland following the revolution. Lydia also has her dreams. Her passions. And her ambition.

As their lives entangle, each woman must ask herself: what is she willing to sacrifice to follow her heart?

‘A stunning act of literary, historical and artistic reimagining, woven with incredible skill – and so beautifully written. It will stay with me for a long while’ Donal Ryan

What readers say:

‘This epic tale takes us from the narrow, dirty streets of Paris to the days of the Russian Revolution, with some time in China, to the hot French Riviera of the 1930s and the French Resista