"Every artist leaves behind a shadowy retrospective exhibition of the pictures that were never painted," begins this tale of the good, the bad, and the untalented. But what do the artists present at the private viewing of the late John Crane's last paintings sense of this "shadowy retrospective"? Among those attending are Lyris, Crane's widow and a painter herself; her grandnephew Nathan, a boorish conceptual artist; Clovis, a middle-aged bookseller; and Zoe, a beautiful young filmmaker. None of them realize it, but the evening will forever alter their lives. The Artist's Widow is a novel about the nature of friendship, betrayal, courage, and cowardice.

Used availability for Shena Mackay's The Artist's Widow
Hardback Editions
July 1999 : UK Hardback
May 1999 : USA Hardback
July 1998 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
April 2000 : UK Paperback
July 1999 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
November 2000 : UK Audio Cassette
Kindle Editions
September 2016 : UK Kindle edition

Title: The Artist's Widow (Virago Modern Classics)
Author(s): Shena Mackay
Publisher: Virago
Availability: Amazon UK