Venus, Vanishing

A gripping, gorgeously written debut that I couldn’t put down – Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre
This vivid novel of 1930s Berlin asks what it means to make art in an emergency. A skilful and loving restoration of Jewish art and women’s lives – Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize winning author of Birnam Wood
A rare and precious combination of emotional warmth and cleverness – Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness
This book offers us a radiant vision of art against evil, of the endurance of love, ambition and vitality amidst the worst of atrocities and betrayal. A bold, moving novel – Megan Hunter, author of Days of Light
Venus, Vanishing floored me. It is utterly captivating, from first to last – Lauren Elkin, author or Scaffolding
Wonderful. Sharp and deft, yet alive with a deep, resonant tenderness. I absolutely LOVED Venus, Vanishing – Elizabeth O’Connor, author of Whale Fall
Extraordinary. Venus, Vanishing moved me deeply; I didn’t want it to end. The rare sort of book that brings the past back to trembling life – Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of Said the Dead and A Ghost in the Throat
A page-turner that crackles with menace and humanity … A deeply satisfying novel – Bea Setton, author of Berlin

Rebecca Birrell is a Research Affiliate at The Fitzwilliam Museum and a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Her first book, This Dark Country: Women Artists, Still Life and Intimacy in the Early 20th Century, was awarded an Antonia Frazer Award for a Biography in Progress by the Society of Authors and was chosen as a Guardian/Observer Art Book of the Year. Venus, Vanishing is her first novel.

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