Murielle: The Story of a Model, a Painting, and the Artistry of John William Waterhouse [Paperback]

James Kaye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 17, 2004

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From the Author

While much is known of the professional life of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) little is known of him privately, and less of his model. No diaries, journals, letters, or personal papers of either are known to exist that could reveal much about them. "Muriélle" is, however, based on real characters, places, works of art, and life of the times.

About the Author

JAMES KAYE is a retired Research Biologist from the National Park Service who has published widely in science journals. He has a paper in a literary journal on artist John William Waterhouse and his models published jointly with his wife, Cathy. Muriélle, a story of one of his models, is Mr. Kaye's debut novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. (May 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401079431
• ISBN-13: 978-1401079437
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,771,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good story, May 3, 2009

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This review is from: Murielle: The Story of a Model, a Painting, and the Artistry of John William Waterhouse (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book. It is fiction, and the author is pretty clear about it. There is no way to know for sure if Waterhouse had an affair with his model, Muriel Foster, but this book is an interesting take on what may have happened. It is a very light read, very much like a romance novel, with very little historical references. I was fine with that. I often wonder about the beautiful women in the Waterhouse paintings, so this book piqued my interest.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waterhouse fans, skip this, December 30, 2009

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waterhouse fan "waterhouse fan" (massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murielle: The Story of a Model, a Painting, and the Artistry of John William Waterhouse (Paperback)

I love John William Waterhouse, so I got this book which quickly proved to be a soft core fantasy of John William Waterhouse convincing the prudish Muriel to model in the nude. By the time I hit the Penthouse worthy sequence where some seasoned nude models start playfully peeling clothes off Muriel and giggling as they comment on her beautiful body, I tossed the book in the trash. What a waste of time.