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In the garden of monsters  Cover Image Book Book

In the garden of monsters / Crystal King.

King, Crystal, (author.).

Summary:

Italy, 1948. Julia Lombardi is a mystery even to herself. The beautiful model can’t remember where she’s from, where she’s been or how she came to live in Rome. When she receives an offer to accompany celebrated eccentric artist Salvador Dalí to the Sacro Bosco--Italy’s Garden of Monsters--as his muse, she’s strangely compelled to accept. It could be a chance to unlock the truth about her past... Shrouded in shadow, the garden full of giant statues that sometimes seem alive is far from welcoming. Still, from the moment of their arrival at the palazzo, Julia is inexplicably drawn to their darkly enigmatic host, Ignazio. He’s alluring yet terrifying--and he seems to know her. Posing for Dalí as the goddess Persephone, Julia finds the work to be perplexing, particularly as Dalí descends deeper into his fanaticism. To him, she is Persephone, and he insists she must eat pomegranate seeds to rejoin her king. Between Dalí’s fevered persistence, Ignazio’s uncanny familiarity and the agonizing whispered warnings that echo through the garden, Julia is soon on the verge of unraveling. And she begins to wonder if she’s truly the mythical queen of the Underworld...

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778310570
  • ISBN: 0778310574
  • Physical Description: 295 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : MIRA Books, 2024.
Subject: Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989 > Fiction.
Persephone (Greek deity) > Fiction.
Nineteen forties > Fiction.
Memory > Fiction.
Amnesia > Fiction.
Artists > Fiction.
Gardens > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Goddesses > Fiction.
Italy > Fiction.
Sacro bosco (Bomarzo, Italy) > Fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 4 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Poplar Bluff - Main Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Poplar Bluff - Main Library OW KING (Text) 38420101843098 NEW ADULT DISPLAY - BOOKS Checked out 10/26/2024


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