![]() ![]() “I wanted to write a bit of a love letter to my talented, driven colleagues.” Strange as it might seem, museum people and academics don’t always cross paths-so Charlotte, the courier, and Adrianna, the professor, might never have reconnected if it weren’t for an unexpected storm! In romance, I really enjoy being immersed in subcultures, so my hope is that Meet Me in Madrid gives readers an insider’s view of the art worlds particular to Charlotte and Adrianna. But I like the kinds of questions around beauty and appearances and history and seduction that are sort of embedded in art whether we like it or not. ![]() It has very public, social sites, like museums, auction houses and galleries, but also more personal, even intimate spaces, like art studios, classrooms and offices. What makes the art world a good setting for a romance? We talked to Lowell about her warts-and-all portrayal of academia and the joys of gorgeous clothes and good food. Once reunited, the connection between the two women is electric, but they’ll have to grapple with diverging career goals and all the perils of long-distance dating before finding their happily ever after in Verity Lowell’s Meet Me in Madrid. When Charlotte Hilaire gets stranded in Madrid on a snowy winter night, she takes a chance and gets in touch with Adrianna Coates, a fellow art academic whom Charlotte was both intimidated by and attracted to during her grad school days. ![]()
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