Bücher von Clare Clark

Based on a true story, this gorgeous novel follows the fortunes of three Berliners caught up in an art scandal--involving newly discovered van Goghs--that rocks Germany amid the Nazis' rise to power. In the turbulent years between the wars, nothing in Berlin is quite what it seems. Not for Emmeline, a wayward young artist freewheeling wildly through the city in search of meaning. Not for Julius, an eminent art connoisseur who finds it easier to love paintings than people. And most definitely not for Frank, a Jewish lawyer who must find a way to protect his family and his principles as the Nazis begin their rise to power. But the greatest enigma of them all is Matthias, the mercurial art dealer who connects them all. Charming and ambitious, he will provoke a scandal--involving newly discovered paintings by Vincent van Gogh--that turns all of their lives upside down. Inspired by true events, this brilliant, humane novel peels back the cherished illusions that sustain us to reveal the truths beneath. A book about beauty and justice, vanity and self-delusion, it asks: Do we see only what we want to see? Even in the full light of the sun?

Clare Clark's critically acclaimed The Great Stink ?reeks of talent? (The Washington Post Book World) as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London. Set in 1855, it tells the story of William May, an engineer who has returned home to London from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job trans­forming the city's sewer system, he believes that he will be able to find salvation in the subterranean world beneath the city. But the peace of the tunnels is shattered by a murder, and William is implicated as the killer. Could he truly have committed the crime? How will he bring the truth above-ground? With richly atmospheric prose, The Great Stink combines fact and fiction to transport readers into London's putrid past, and marks the debut of a remarkably talented writer in the tradition of the very best historical novelists.

Eine faszinierende Reise ins schillernde Berlin der dreißiger Jahre.In den turbulenten Zwischenkriegsjahren ist in Berlin nichts wie es scheint. Die junge Kunststudentin Emmeline imitiert bekannte Künstlerporträts für Werbekampagnen und lässt sich auf riskante Bekanntschaften ein. Der Kunstkritiker Julius, der seine Gemälde mehr liebt als seine Familie, überschätzt sich gnadenlos selbst und tappt damit in die Falle. Und der jüdische Anwalt Frank versucht verzweifelt, seinen Prinzipien treu zu bleiben, ohne dabei das Leben seiner Frau zu gefährden. Kurz vor dem Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs flüchtet man sich im Kunstmilieu in Rausch und Übermut – am weitesten geht der junge Kunsthändler Matthias, der alle mit seinem Charme um den Finger wickelt und einen Skandal auslöst.Clare Clark studierte Geschichte am Trinity College in Cambridge. Sie lebt nach einigen Jahren in den USA nun wieder in London. Bei Hoffmann und Campe erschienen ihre historischen Romane „Der Vermesser", „Der Apotheker" und „Die französische Braut".