![]() ![]() ![]() Scharer’s brilliant portrayal of the complicated couple features a page-turning story and thrillingly depicts the artistic process. ![]() When Man guts her by submitting her photography under his name for a prize, she exacts revenge via another project he wanted to take from her and brings matters to a head. It becomes clear that he and his circle of famous artists ultimately don’t take women’s work seriously, prompting Lee to betray him. Man nurtures her talent as a photographer but also proves himself possessive and controlling, both as a lover and as a mentor. ![]() These scenes are juxtaposed against her hope-and-love-filled initial years in Paris, where she meets the older Man at a party and later convinces him to take her on as an apprentice. The years during and after the fall of Hitler led to her most important work, but also to a drinking problem. Scharer intersperses her memories of that era with the grim but satisfying later years of being a WWII photographer. 2019 by Whitney Scharer (Author) 439 ratings Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited 4.99 to buy Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 12.86 18 Used from 0.65 12 New from 8.75 Paperback 2.24 16 Used from 1.42 17 New from 2. As as an older woman living on a farm in East Sussex, Lee contemplates an assignment to write about her time with Man. Scharer’s stellar debut chronicles the tumultuous working and romantic relationships of photographer Man Ray and model-turned-photographer Lee Miller in early 1930s Paris. ![]()
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