Night Street

Night Street is the passionate story of a young painter, Clarice Beckett, who defies society's strict conventions and indifferent art critics alike and leads an intense private and professional life. With her extraordinary talent for making simple city and seascapes haunting and mysteriously revelatory, Clarice paints prolifically and lives largely, overcoming the seemingly confined existence. Night Street began with Thornell's first encounter with Beckett’s paintings. The subtle power of Beckett's enigmatic landscapes enabled her to imagine Clarice's inner life and shape an extraordinary novel. Kristel Thornell grew up in Australia and has lived in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. She’s published reviews, poetry, and fiction. Biographical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction.