‘A captivating tale …This novel is a delight’ THE TIMES ‘A terrific novel … It springs off the page’ DEBORAH MOGGACH 'Vividly engaging’ SUNDAY TIMES

Praise for Mrs Whistler: ‘Matthew Plampin is heartbreakingly good … Mrs Whistler is a beguiling glimpse of a fascinating world’ THE TIMES ‘A terrific novel … It springs off the page, bristling with life.A vivid and absorbing portrait of bohemian London and the love affair between Whistler and his long-suffering but spirited muse’ DEBORAH MOGGACH ‘A captivating tale …This novel is a delight’ THE TIMES ‘A delightful book’ LITERARY REVIEW 'Should rank with the best … his work possesses depth and vitality … vividly engaging … a novel that conjures up the Victorian art world in rich colours’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘A richly imagined historical novel, full of depth and vitality’ SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE

• Perfect for fans of The Essex Serpent, Tulip Fever, and Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring • Mrs Whistler is beautifully written and packed with the scandal, the sex and creative vision of the art world and the unforgettable characters that inhabited it • It centres on Whistler’s mistress and muse, Maud Franklin and their fraught and touching relationship and the libel trial that almost destroyed it • Plampin is an art historian and the historical accuracy is impeccable but so lightly worn Competition: Girl With a Pearl Earring;The Goldfinch;The Essex Serpent;Familiars;Doll Factory;Chocolat. by Tracy Chevalier;Donna Tartt;Sarah Perry;Deborah Moggach;Elisabeth Macneal;Stacey Halls;Rose Tremain;Joanne HarrisPenguin Random House