Jodi Lapalm

Muse: a Still Life Companion Jodi Lapalm

"Muse brings closure to Still Life. The pacing and excitement increase towards the end of the book. [...] you are left with a nearly happily ever after ending which is closer to real life." [Amazon Reviewer]

Due to reader demand, MUSE was published. This follow-up to STILL LIFE continues the precarious love story of Julia and Gabriel as they attempt to overcome separation and disconnect to finally merge their lives into one.

Julia has finally made the decision to live in the heart of the North Carolina mountains with her son Blake and new love Gabriel. It is there she places the finishing touches upon a fictional, yet disturbingly personal account of her time in London.

As the struggle to write of her past adds to an already difficult transition, she and Gabriel-a painter-find themselves separated by a mutual need to create. Their subsequent retreat into a life fabricated solely on paper and canvas brings isolated comfort and severe disconnect from each other and the world beyond. Will the distance prove too great with every stroke of the pen and brush? Or can the very art that divides also help to heal?