The Prize
Author(s): Kim E. Anderson
Fiction | Australian Authors | Identity - Gay | Books - Historical Romance | Identity - LGBTQIA+ / Queer
'Is that what you want to do? Peer into my soul and capture my flaws, for all to see?' As World War II draws to a close, Australian society is still deeply conservative. Homosexuality is illegal and the scourge of Modernism is infecting Australian art. When William Dobell paints a portrait of lover and fellow artist Joshua Smith, he is awarded Australia's most prestigious art prize. A protest is lodged by Dobell's competitors who claim the painting is a caricature. Both artist and sitter soon find themselves in the glare of the spotlight when a court case to determine the matter turns into a public spectacle. Bill and Joshua's relationship is put under pressure and at risk of being exposed as they are caught in a world where they must choose between love and art - between acceptance and exile.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Pantera Press
- : Pantera Press
- : 412.0
- : 31 March 2023
- : 234mm x 153mm x 234mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kim E. Anderson
- : Paperback
- : en
- : 320