Jonathan Galassi

Compelling… Galassi propels his readers forward on a thought-provoking, often hilarious, bittersweet ride… A bravura first novel

Muse is quintessentially stylish, as well as a poetic contemplation on the mythologising of authors…and the impact of fame on life

There is throughout this book a combination of delicacy and vigour.

[Galassi] writes with the fluency and authority of someone who has lived within the circles and scenes he typifies.

Brimming with insider details…the book is a testament to the purity of the written word and the turmoil that can be required to get it on paper.

Galassi paints a lively portrait of the New York publishing scene

A witty tale of the book world, writers, muses and the vagaries of the intellectual mind.

Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell &amp; Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices belie the treasures of its list. 
 
Paul remains obsessed by one dazzling writer: poet Ida Perkins, whose outsize life and audacious verse have shaped America‘s contemporary literary landscape, and whose longtime publisher happens to be Purcell &amp; Stern’s biggest rival. 
 
When Paul finally meets Ida, at her secluded Venetian palazzo, she entrusts him with her greatest secret – one that will change all of their lives forever.

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Stylish

Entertaining

Entertaining, keenly observed, incisive

Stylish

Entertaining

Entertaining, keenly observed, incisive

Stylish

Entertaining

Entertaining, keenly observed, incisive

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