9: 'He's a monster.'
As Ettie finally takes the step that could take her away from Tata, her uncle's suspicions are growing. The next in this heady debut about art, passion and the chance of freedom.
Provence 1920.
Aspiring journalist, Joseph Adelaide, arrives at a remote farmhouse house, hoping to make his name by interviewing the reclusive and supposedly tyrannical painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.
Meanwhile, Tartuffe's niece Ettie moves silently through the farmhouse - cooking, cleaning, selecting props, creating the tableaux that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.
But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.
Over this sweltering and sultry summer, passions will be ignited, mysteries will be revealed, and egos shattered...
Today: As Ettie finally takes the step that could take her away from Tata, her uncle's suspicions are growing....
Readers: Tuppence Middleton and Luke Treadaway
Writer: Lucy Steeds is a graduate of the Faber Academy. This is her first novel.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
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