The Work
Author: Bri Lee
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
A stunning debut novel about art, power, love and money from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Eggshell Skull.
Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying off. Pat is a scholarship boy desperate to establish himself in Sydney’s antiquities scene. When they meet at New York’s Armory Show, their chemistry is instant.
If love costs and art takes, what price do we pay for wanting it all? The Work is about life’s biggest intersections: of art and commerce, of intimacy and distance, of talent and entitlement, and of labour and privilege. Dazzling, funny and unforgettable, it is an epic and forensic exploration of modern love, politics and power. The Work announces a brilliant new voice in Australian fiction.
Fiction or nonfiction, this is a book that cannot be categorised and will not be quiet.
