Natasha Lester, the bestselling author of nine novels. joins me on The Art In Fiction Podcast to chat about her latest novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, listed in the Textile Arts category.
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Highlights include:
- Summary of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard ; role played by the Battle of Verseilles in November 1973
- Challenges of writing three points of view in three timeframes
- Fashion in the 1970s as inspiration for the novel
- Mizza Bricard, known to history as "Christian Dior's Muse", as the catalyst for the novel, and debunking the focus on "woman as muse"
- Combining fictional and real characters in the novel: Mizza Bricard with her two fictional descendants
- Women in fashion over the decades: has anything changed?
- Role of the Bayeux Tapestry in the novel as a metaphor for gender imbalance
- Natasha's use of language and imagery
- Reading from The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard
- Advice about research methods
- What Natasha is working on now
Check out The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard and other novels by Natasha Lester on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=natasha+lester
Natasha Lester's Website: https://natashalester.com.au/
Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
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