Reading Divas Talks - "L’inconnue du portrait" by Camille de Peretti

An invitation to explore what this novel so quietly and precisely unravels: the politics of artistic value, the women art history framed but never named, and the question of what —and who — we decide is worth preserving. L'inconnue du portrait (Portrait of an Unknown Woman) follows a contemporary narrator captivated by a centuries-old portrait whose subject has no name, no record, no story. A journey into the machinery of art history: who gets a biography, who gets a footnote, and what remains when neither is given.

Reading Divas and WOMADE join forces around shared values: a love of books and a belief in the impact held by women-centered stories. Hosting the Reading Divas Talks at WOMADE means creating room for honest conversations: where vulnerability, curiosity, and real exploration are welcomed, without the need to perform or explain. The Reading Divas talks are not like a regular bookclub. It invites…