The Cranesbill — A Serialized Romance

Introduction & Index of Chapters

Summertime by Edward Hopper (1882–1967), detail. Fair Use.

The Cranesbill is a stylish romance set in the 1940s, inspired by the paintings of American artist Edward Hopper (1882–1967).

Hopper was a painter of silent spaces and uneasy encounters. His work featured somnambulant, diaphanous women — dressed, semi-clad, and nude — channelling solitude, isolation, loss, loneliness…