Book excerpt: This is a profound, philosophic but sensational and shocking tale of the arts and artists, those who grope in the dark and are finally driven to the wall ... and those who 'make it.'In this disquieting but profoundly philosophical novella, Linda, through an appalling tale of intense drama, follows four women artists, three photographers and a writer, as they struggle to achieve recognition in their chosen fields. Fame, eminence, immortality-these are the only goals that drive Anne Sinclaire. But does Anne possess some astonishing talent hidden within her? Can she become a great painter, writer, composer, or dancer? Or is she ordinary, destined to be a nobody-her name and life obliterated by death. This appears to be Anne's destiny until an electrifying revelation strikes, a revelation unmasked by the populace and affirmed by three needy artists who wander into her life.