Some reviewers have commented that this is boring but for me this was a delightful insight into how art comes alive. This book works really well describing the PRB and how they work, there are detailed descriptions of how they prepare their canvas and their paints before they start work to give the best use of light and shadow to bring their works to life. We have a fictional view of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood how they work and the attitude towards women in art, we have a slow building romance and an even slower building story of obsession and the descent into irrational action. īook Worm’s Thoughts: This was a solid 3 star read for me, the book is difficult to categorise as there is a lot going on. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love.īut Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening. When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. Synopsis from Goodreads: The Doll Factory, the debut novel by Elizabeth Macneal, is an intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. This ARC was provided by Pan Macmillan (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
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