The Artist by Lucy Steeds audiobook review – a sensory feast in Provence A reclusive artist is the reluctant subject of a journalist’s attention in a rich world of scents, scenery and secrets The Guardian - UK · Jun 11
‘A novel to be swept away by’: Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for The Artist Judges praised the novel, set in 1920s Provence, for its ‘atmospheric, sensory prose’ and described Steeds as ‘an exciting new voice’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
The Artist by Lucy Steeds review – mystery and romance in Provence An aspiring English journalist enters the life of a fabled painter in this seductive debut of art, love and family secrets The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025