The Flames - The Electrifying Historical Debut about Four Muses and the Artist Who Shocked Vienna
By Sophie Haydock

Fascinating andamp; compelling.and I loved all four women' ELODIE HARPER, author of THE WOLF DEN'MAGNIFICENT...It's simply too good' KATIE LOWE, author of THE FURIES'Utterly compelling' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of THE MERCIES___________________________________________Vienna, 1912. Behind every painting, there is a story...A new century is dawning. Vienna is at its zenith, an opulent, extravagant city teeming with art, music and radical ideas. It is a place where anything seems possible...Edith and Adele are sisters, the daughters of a wealthy bourgeois family. They 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 he so readily commands. Vally was born into poverty but is making her way in the world as a model for the eminent artist Gustav Klimt.Fierce, passionate and determined, none of these women is quite what they seem. But their lives are set on a collision course when they become entangled with the controversial young artist Egon Schiele whose work - and private life - are sending shockwaves through Viennese society. All it will take is a single act of betrayal to set their world on fire..._______________________________'Glorious'and Guardian'Intoxicating and evocative...full of controversy and drama. We loved it'and Woman andamp; Home'Thought provoking and illuminatingand - I so enjoyed discovering the world and the women behind works of art I adore' KATE SAWYER, author of THE STRANDING'An exquisite sense of place and era withand a passion and sensuality that transcend timeand altogether.' ISABEL COSTELLO, author of SCENT'Confident...urgent...illuminating'and Sunday Times'Impressive'and The Times'Aand stunningand story of love, art and betrayal' RED magazine'Full of scandal, love, betrayal, and heartache'and Cosmopolitan'Mesmerising'and Good Housekeeping'A drama ofand love, loss, rivalry and betrayal. A terrific debut, brilliantly imagined'and Sagaand Debut of the Month