Josie Tyrell- The white trash girlfriend who got left behind. She paid the bills, bought the art supplies, pulled him out
of his dark moods...but she couldn''t help him when he
pulled the trigger.
Meredith Loewy- The mother who couldn''t be. A world renowned pianist...her genius and blasé life suffocated him. Blind and unseeing she couldn''t help him either.
Two women from diverse backgrounds...as different as night and day, thrown together by the suicide of the person they both loved most...Michael. Bound together by their grief, needing yet mistrusting the other, the two women unravel a tale of conflict, emotion and the journey of self discovery. In a Los Angeles of the 80''s where punk rock ruled and priveleged luxury was frowned upon, the two worlds collide and each is forced to look through the eyes of the other. It is a struggle to understand what is more real, the struggling-artist-sex and drugs life, or the sophisticated world of music and art. It is a journey into the self, to understand what is their reality.
Intense inner monologues, vivid flashbacks, musical and cinematic allegory, and a skillful use of perspectives, carries and immerses the reader into its world. Black is the mood of this novel...black as death brings with it.
Paint It Black is Janet Fitch''s third novel and has wowed critics with its strong introspective into a woman''s emotional life.