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1930s: A novel of desire, art, and the stories lost to the darkness of history
Venus Vanishing
What you need to know before your trail
Hannah is new to the pleasures and freedoms of the city. An artist, a runaway, she is building a new life, loving without boundaries and sketching with a cutting edge.
But soon the party is coming to an end. A consuming affair with her patron, Elke – the imperious wife of a powerful man – is reckless, yet life changing, and threatens to do more than ruin both of their reputations.
Her work appears around the city, tampered with, and under another’s name. People are disappearing. The shadows of something unspeakable are growing darker. Her art could be the thing that secures her survival – or will deny her any chance of escape.
Locations
Reset- Germany - Berlin
- A: Berlinische Galerie
- B: Berlin Central Library
- C: Altes Museum
- D: Eldorado club
Travel Guide
Berlin
The city turns from one steeped in history and art, clubs and fun….before it becomes Weimar Berlin. The change is striking.
The novel is inspired seemingly by several factors and people in the art scene at the time
*Anita Berber – dancer and actress known for her bohemian and exotic life style
*The underground art scene – inspired seemingly by many things but Otto Dix & George Grosz in particular captured the decadence and grit of the era in their paintings.
*For inspiration into the LGBTQ community at that time – Magnus Hirschfeld was a central figure who worked in the medical field as well as being a gay rights activist.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Venus Vanishing
Destination/ location: Berlin Author/guide: Rebecca Birrell Departure Time: 1930s
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