Paula Modersohn-Becker was a pioneer of modern art in Europe, but denounced as degenerate by the Nazis after her death. Sue Hubbard draws on the artist's diaries and paintings to bring to life her singular existence, her battle to achieve independence and recognition and her intense relationship with the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Not only do we discover Paula's vibrant personality and rich legacy of Expressionist paintings, but also come to understand something of the corrupted ideologies of the Third Reich. Written with the eye of a painter and the soul of a poet this moving story is a meditation on love, loss, memory and, ultimately, hope.

About the Author
Sue Hubbard is an award-winning poet, novelist and freelance art critic. She has published three acclaimed novels and numerous collections of poetry, and was commissioned to create London's largest public art poem at Waterloo. Her fourth novel, Flatlands, is forthcoming from ONE.

Reviews
'A triumph of literary and artistic understanding, a tour de force: Masterly, moving and beautifully written. Hubbard goes where few dare go, and succeeds. You are the less for not reading it' - Fay Weldon

'A moving and rare, heart-warming take on Paula Modersohn Becker's life' - Nicholas Serota

'A writer of genuine talent' - Elaine Feinstein

'Haunting' - John Berger

'Hubbard deserves a place in the literary pantheon near Colm Toibin, Anne Enright and Sebastian Barry' - American Library Association



Book Information
ISBN 9781782279129
Author Sue Hubbard
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publisher Pushkin Press