Olejar Books

When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies raving in her attic studio in Penzance, her saintly husband and adult children have more than the usual mess to clear up. She leaves behind her paintings of genius - but she leaves also a legacy of secrets and emotional damage it will take months to unravel.
Patrick Gale–™s novel is the story of a woman he has called “my most frightening mother to date–. She–™s a genius, a loving wife and parent, and a faithful friend, but she–™s also tormented by bipolar disorder and is driven by an artistic compulsion - often barely distinguishable from her mental illness - to damage all who try to love and protect her.