![]() ![]() but it is also the result of meticulous research which throws fascinating new light on the Rossettis and their circle. Lucinda Hawksley’s sympathetic scholarship has produced a portrait of Pre-Raphaelitism’s most celebrated face, which is as gripping as a romantic novel. My publishers commissioned me to write a factual, non-fiction book that reads like a novel.Ī truly extraordinary achievement. For many years, Lizzie’s story has been jealously guarded by academics and written about in a dry, dusty style. ![]() It was chosen to be Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004 and is published in the USA by Walker & Co in New York. You can buy it from your local bookshop or from Amazon. Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel is published by Andre Deutsch. Researching the life of Lizzie Siddal usually overlooked in favour of her male colleagues was intriguing and rewarding, somewhat like being a Victorian detective. The Pre-Raphaelites and the ways in which they interacted and worked have been a fascination of mine for as long as I can remember. ![]() Sketch of Lizzie Siddal by Dante Gabriel Rossetti ![]()
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