NewThe Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

Cahill, James (Author)

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There's a thriller element that keeps you reading. This is a novel about art and its moral compromises, and The Violet Hour's tutelary spirit is that of Henry James . . . an enthrallingly intricate novel, with a large cast of characters whose stories and psychological hinterlands are successfully interlinked through the mesh of art, money and desire . . . impressiveGuardian - Lucasta MillerThere's something of F. Scott Fitzgerald about the way Cahill writes about the very rich . . . Cahill writes with an artist's attention to colour and detail, but also with an acute awareness of surface glitt...

ISBN (SKU)

9781399716208

Pages

359

Weight

260g

Dimensions

196x128x28

Imprint

Sceptre

Published

12, February, 2026

Genres

Fiction

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