![]() The novel builds slowly, and, though its denouement is promised by the book’s title, it unfolds with a surprising depth of feeling. With every betrayal, Sophie’s art improves, and her mental health crumbles further. Tragedy haunts each section as Sophie keeps choosing to put her art ahead of everybody she loves, whether it’s her college girlfriend, her ex-husband, or the people she crashes with in between relationships. Though she’s the book’s focal point, her voice is never part of the story instead, the reader only comes to know her from the perspectives of those who love and watch her, one person and one chapter at a time. ![]() From a precocious age, she flits in and out of people’s lives, as her career moves from that of a cult favorite to the highest levels of fame. Sophie, a filmmaker, is elusive in the way we're told only true geniuses can be. When love and art collide in Sophie Stark’s life, art always wins. ![]()
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