Blue Nude

Once a prominent painter, Danzig now shares his wisdom and technique with students at San Francisco''s Art Institute--yet his own canvases remain empty. When he meets Israeli-born Merav, the beautiful new model for his class, he senses she may reignite his artistic passion. Merav moved to California to escape the danger and violence of the Middle East, yet she cannot outrun her fears about the past. As the characters challenge one another, Rosner lyrically uncovers their disparate upbringings, their creative awakenings, and their similarly painful, often catastrophic, love lives to propel them toward reconciliation, redemption, and ultimately revival.

Elizabeth Rosner is a bestselling novelist, essayist, and poet. She is the author of several novels and a poetry collection. Some of her works include, Blue Nude, Electric City, and The Speed of Light. Her essays have appeared in Elle, Hadassah Magazine, HuffPost, and numerous anthologies.