TY - BOOK AU - Macneal, Elizabeth, TI - The doll factory SN - 9781529002416 AV - PR6113.A2728 D65 2019 U1 - 823.92 23 KW - Siddall, Elizabeth KW - Artists' models KW - England KW - Fiction KW - Painters KW - Kidnapping victims KW - Obsessive-compulsive disorder KW - Artists KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Victoria, 1837-1901 KW - London (England) KW - Social life and customs KW - 19th century KW - Historical fiction KW - fast N1 - "Freedom is a precious thing"--Cover N2 - "An intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love. But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening..."--Publisher ER -