The Art of Peeling an Orange
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1514257653 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five stars is not enough for this wonderfully intense story which immerses you deep inside the mind of a genius artist" according to Darla Baker. There is no way this book deserves less than five stars. Now, with that out of the way, on to my review.When I was only a few chapters into the book, I knew it was special. I started talking about it. The best way I could describe my initial impression was that it reminded me of The Black Swan. Let me explain. What I loved about The Black Swan was the way in which it allowed mere mortals to truly live within the disturbed, dark and genius mind of a truly great artist. Couture said Engaging, romantic, sensual, and beautiful read. Just read The Art of Peeling an Orange (balled my eyes out) it was sad but so beautify written that I did not come away with a broken heartbut a pained heart. Sections of this book can read almost like poetry!!! Just beautiful.Thank you for such an engaging love story. It's been a long time since I have read a book that was a "sit in an aisle at Barnes and Noble " kind of book.. Alan Hamilton said A beautiful and wrenching story. Anna Garabaldi is the darling of the artistic world. She has excelled in many media -- painting, dance, film, and writing -- after becoming a master in each, moving on to another. Who is she and why? The story unfolds in several voices as the central 5 people learn or tell their stories, filling a canvas with beauty and loss and determined resilience.
To add insult to injury, the one who has abandoned you dies unexpectedly. The Art of Peeling an Orange, set in sizzling West Hollywood, is the art of glorifying and eroticizing the dual pains of love and lust. The story's powerful structure, colorful characters, and magical themes echo the ancient story of the lovers in the Underworld. "Vividly written, suspenseful, darkly humorous" (The Examiner) When Carly Rosen is jilted on the eve of her wedding, she finds herself embarking on a startling journey of self-discovery. An astonishing contemporary retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Where do you go from there for solace, for justice? If you are Carly Rosen, a portrait artist with huge imagination, you use your art to charm your way into the life and inner circle of the alluring Anna Garibaldi, whose seductive and secretive underworld is nothing you could have expected! You are doomed and you are blessed, and you don't know which you prefer.. It is a gender-bending, risqué take on the G