Shadow Is a Colour as Light Is

Over a century after Cézanne’s death his art still obsesses and enraptures.

And for the characters in this multifaceted novel, the painter’s work is of crucial significance.

In Hong Kong, will billionaire art collector Walter and his son ever be reconciled? In Liverpool, will artist Nick find peace? In New York, can Joel and Sophie mend their relationship with the help of Cézanne’s work in the Metropolitan Museum?

Through these multiple narratives Michael Langan deftly explores human relationships and asks: can art ever save us?

Praise for Shadow is a Colour as Light is :

'A dazzling journey through grief, love, passion and dependency, with human frailty at its centre... I adored it!” - Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane

'Its exploration of how art moves us - how it speaks to our fears, our failings, our fantasies - is one that everyone should read.' - Joe Heap, author of The Rules of Seeing**

Michael Langan has a PhD in Creative Writing and is a former university lecturer. Born and raised in Liverpool, Michael now lives with his husband, an artist, in Lisbon.