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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good story
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 It is a very light read, very much like a romance novel, with very little historical references.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...
Published on May 3, 2009 by J. Faber
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waterhouse fans, skip this
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...
Published on December 30, 2009 by waterhouse fan
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good story,
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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 It is a very light read, very much like a romance novel, with very little historical references.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,
By 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.
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Murielle: The Story of a Model, a Painting, and the Artistry of John William Waterhouse by James Kaye (Paperback - May 17, 2004)
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