The Crying Woman

A writer is preparing a novel about the life of Dora Maar, who was an extremely talented Surrealist artist, until she crossed paths with Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Lover, muse, and eventual victim of the artist, Dora sets out on a trip to Venice, which will mark a turning point in her life. On her return to Paris, she would withdraw from the world, shutting herself up in her flat for good.

On the fortieth anniversary of the death of the Malagan genius, Zoe Valdés gets under the skin of a woman who gave up everything for love, offering readers a vivid, moving novel about passion taken to the limit.