Blog Tour: Madame Picasso (Spotlight)

Publication Date: August 26, 2014

Harlequin MIRA

Formats: eBook, Paperback

Genre: Historical Fiction







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The mesmerizing and untold story of Eva Gouel, the unforgettable woman who stole the heart of the greatest artist of our time.

When Eva Gouel moves to Paris from the countryside, she is full of ambition and dreams of stardom. Though young and inexperienced, she manages to find work as a costumer at the famous Moulin Rouge, and it is here that she first catches the attention of Pablo Picasso, a rising star in the art world.

A brilliant but eccentric artist, Picasso sets his sights on Eva, and Eva can't help but be drawn into his web. But what starts as a torrid affair soon evolves into what will become the first great love of Picasso's life.

With sparkling insight and passion, Madame Picasso introduces us to a dazzling heroine, taking us from the salon of Gertrude Stein to the glamorous Moulin Rouge and inside the studio and heart of one of the most enigmatic and iconic artists of the twentieth century.

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Praise for Madame Picasso

"Early twentieth century Paris and Picasso's lost love come to enchanted, vivid life in Madame Picasso. With a deft eye for detail and deep understanding for her protagonists, Anne Girard captures the earnest young woman who enthralled the famous artist and became his unsung muse." - C.W. Gortner, bestselling author of THE QUEEN'S VOW

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About the Author

Anne Girard was born with writing in her blood. The daughter of a hard-driving Chicago newsman, she has always had the same passion for storytelling that fueled his lifelong career. She hand-wrote her first novel (admittedly, not a very good one) at the age of fourteen, and never stopped imagining characters and their stories. Writing only ever took a backseat to her love of reading.

After earning a bachelor's degree in English literature from UCLA and a Master's degree in psychology from Pepperdine University, a chance meeting with the acclaimed author, Irving Stone, sharply focused her ambition onto telling great stories from history with detailed research. "Live where your characters lived, see the things they saw," he said, "only then can you truly bring them to life for your readers." Anne took that advice to heart. After Stone's encouragement twenty years ago, she sold her first novel. When she is not traveling the world researching her stories, Anne and her family make their home in Southern California. When she is not traveling or writing, she is reading fiction.

Anne also writes historical fiction under the name Diane Haeger. For more information, visit www.dianehaeger.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.

Madame Picasso Blog Tour Schedule

Monday, August 25

Review at Flashlight Commentary



Tuesday, August 26

Review at Historical Fiction Notebook

Interview & Giveaway at Flashlight Commentary



Wednesday, August 27

Review & Giveaway at Peeking Between the Pages

Interview & Giveaway at Historical Fiction Notebook



Thursday, August 28

Review & Giveaway at Words and Peace

Review & Giveaway at Kinx's Book Nook



Friday, August 29

Review at Scandalous Women

Review at Curling Up by the Fire



Monday, September 1

Review at A Bookish Affair

Spotlight & Giveaway at Passages to the Past



Tuesday, September 2

Review & Giveaway at Luxury Reading

Interview & Giveaway at A Bookish Affair



Wednesday, September 3

Review at Gobs and Gobs of Books

Spotlight & Giveaway at Susan Heim on Writing



Thursday, September 4

Review & Giveaway at The Maiden's Court



Friday, September 5

Review at To Read or Not to Read



Monday, September 8

Review at Book of Secrets

Review & Giveaway at Mina's Bookshelf



Tuesday, September 9

Review at A Chick Who Reads



Wednesday, September 10

Review at Books in the Burbs



Thursday, September 11

Review at Ageless Pages Reviews



Friday, September 12

Review at Caroline Wilson Writes

Review at The Book Binder's Daughter



Monday, September 15

Review at Layered Pages

Review at Carole's Ramblings



Tuesday, September 16

Review at She is Too Fond of Books



Wednesday, September 17

Interview & Giveaway at Let Them Read Books



Thursday, September 18

Review at One Book of a Time



Friday, September 19

Spotlight & Giveaway at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time



Monday, September 22

Review & Giveaway at Broken Teepee



Tuesday, September 23

Review at The Librarian Fatale



Wednesday, September 24

Review at CelticLady's Reviews

Review at WTF Are You Reading?



Thursday, September 25

Review at Kincavel Korner



Friday, September 26

Interview at Kincavel Korner