The Violet Hour Moira Macdonald places and people – celebrated

places and people – celebrated and ordinary – who have shaped and continue to shape his outlook

When Kersville celebrates the town’s birthday

But instead she's been sent to live at the dead-end seaside boarding house her grandparents run

wrote her first book at age twenty-four

expressing its jagged

The Violet Hour Moira Macdonald places and people – celebratedAbout The Violet Hour by James Cahill Thomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between