The Flames: A gripping historical novel set in 1900s Vienna, featuring four fiery women (Paperback) - Sophie Haydock Book

BEHIND EVERY PAINTING, THERE IS A STORY....'Fascinating & compelling' Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den'Magnificent' Katie Lowe, author of The Furies'Utterly compelling' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies'Confident...urgent...illuminating' Sunday Times'Full of scandal, love, betrayal, and heartache' Cosmopolitan'Mesmerising' Good Housekeeping___________________________________________In Vienna, a new century is dawning. The beautiful city is teeming with art, music and radical ideas. In this new world, anything seems possible... This is the story of four women and the elusive artist who changed their lives. Daughters of a prominent Viennese family, Edith and Adele are expected to follow the rules - to marry well, and produce children. Gertrude is in thrall to her flamboyant older brother. Marked by a traumatic childhood, she envies the freedom so readily granted to him. Vally was born into poverty but is making her way in the world as a model for the eminent artist Gust