This ambitious novel is an elegant fictionalization of artist Egon Schiele's life, told in alternating perspectives by the women closest to him. Egon grows up alongside his sister Gertrude, and together they defy their abusive father and dream of moving to the city. While studying under Gustav Klimt, Egon is introduced to Vally, who becomes his model and muse. In opulent twentieth-century Vienna, young socialites Adele and Edith Harms fall in love with the bohemian artist. The women are all rendered in Egon's controversial paintings throughout the years, and while he relies deeply on their support, their lives are all irreparably altered by his decisions. Unique perspective, historical richness, and biting scandal collide in this one-of-a-kind book. (RR)