CONSTABLE IN LOVE (PB)

John Constable and Maria Bicknell might have been in love, but their marriage was a most unlikely prospect. Constable was a penniless painter who would not sacrifice his art for anything, while Maria's family frowned on such a penurious union. For seven long years the couple were forced to correspond and meet clandestinely. In this book, Martin Gayford brings to life the tremendous story of Constable's formative years, as well as this love affair's tragic conclusion which haunted the artist's final paintings.