In 1884, Famke Summerfugl is ousted from her convent in Denmark for ... sensuousness and pulled from servitude by a second-rate painter named Albert Castle. Loving to be looked at, and able to stand perfectly still without shivering, Famke is the ideal artist’s model. When Albert takes his eight...
Only now does Isabel see it: Her skin glistens; her eyes are glassy; she has an obvious fever that cannot be attributed to her position in the hearth nook, for the fire has all but gone out. And she has broken her vow to silence, for how she groans! Though she is steadfast enough (dear valiant El...