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February 9, 2026
Female, Nude by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett review
Tensions simmer when a struggling artist joins her wealthy friends for a hen week on an exotic Greek island
TL;DR
- Sophie Evans, a struggling artist, attends a hen week on a Greek island with her wealthier university friends.
- The idyllic setting becomes fraught with tension due to class differences, simmering rivalries, and the arrival of a charismatic waiter, Ky.
- The novel alternates between the present-day Greek island narrative and Sophie's future reflections on her life and the experiences of historical female artists.
- Cosslett excels at sensory details and the drama of female friendships but struggles to seamlessly integrate artistic analyses.
- The novel explores themes of artistic ambition, motherhood, societal expectations, and the compromises women make for creative fulfillment.
- Characterization is uneven, with some friends serving more as plot devices than fully developed individuals.
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