num_pages: 440
description: Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LA's rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. But when she receives a call from the coroner, asking her to identify her lover's body, her bright dreams all turn to black.  As Josie struggles to understand Michael's death and to hold onto the world they shared, she is both attracted to and repelled by his pianist mother, Meredith, who blames Josie for her son's torment. Soon the two women are drawn into a twisted relationship that reflects equal parts distrust and blind need.With the luxurious prose and fever pitch intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch weaves a spellbinding tale of love, betrayal, and the possibility of transcendence.
language: English
title: Paint It Black
titlecomplete: Paint It Black
characters: Josie Tyrell, Meredith Loewy, Cal Faraday, Pen Valadez
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Drama, Adult, Fiction, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
ratings_count: 12189
places: Los Angeles, California
publisher: Back Bay Books