{"product_id":"the-violet-hour-cahill","title":"The Violet Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stylish, ambitious novel--touching on themes of power, money, and desire--that evokes the art world and all of its moral complexities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The lives of a billionaire collector, a New York gallerist and an elusive superstar painter collide with the mysterious death of a young man, whose plunge off a London balcony in the book's opening pages sets the stage for an exploration of power, class and ambition in the world of blue-chip art.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known--before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of his latest show, the luminaries of the art world gather. But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge--and so begins a chain of events that will lead a group of friends back into the past to confront who they have become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA story of deception, power-play, and longing, \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the unsettling underbelly of the art world, asking, who is granted admission to a world that\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseems to glitter and shimmer, and who is left outside, their faces pressed to the glass?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53425014669680,"sku":"9798897100866","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_1eea4184-6277-4b9f-a676-e126615679f0.jpg?v=1774740376","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-violet-hour-cahill","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}