FUGITIVE COLORS

FUGITIVE COLORS is a gripping debut novel about an artist-turned-unlikely spy who tries to save his friends and salvage some of the most beloved pieces of modern art—including his own.

Julian Klein, a young American artist, rebels against his religious upbringing and is eager for artistic freedom. Julian flees Chicago and moves to 1930's Paris to paint, only to find himself consumed by a world in which a paintbrush is far more lethal than a gun. Ultimately, Julian and his best friend, Rene, try to save the Modern Art movement — which was being snubbed out during World War II — and later, attempt revenge on those how tried to rid the world of Modern Art. The story of Julian and his friends' artistic endeavors is inspired by a harrowing and little-known historical truth: the official Nazi exhibition of "Degenerate Art," which opened in Munich on July 19, 1937, one day after the first Great German Art Exhibition. Lisa Barr's unrelenting prose brings to life artists who were made to endure miserable oppression—sometimes death—under the brutal Nazi regime. FUGITIVE COLORS is a novel of suspense, love, mystery, and, above all, the power of art. The novel was self-published and was selling so briskly and receiving so much praise that Arcade snapped it up. Lisa Barr has been a journalist for more than 20 years. She served as an editor for the Jerusalem Post for five years, covering Middle East politics, lifestyle, and terrorism in Jerusalem. Among the highlights of her career, Lisa covered the famous "handshake" between the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, and President Bill Clinton at the White House. Following the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin, Lisa profiled his wife Leah for Vogue magazine, and they maintained a friendship until Mrs. Rabin's death. She later served as managing editor of Moment magazine based in Washington, DC, which was founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. Most recently, she worked as an editor/staff reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, covering lifestyle, sex & relationships, and celebrities. She earned her master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Lisa has contributed to numerous publications worldwide. FUGITIVE COLORS won first prize at the Hollywood Film Festival for "Best Unpublished Manuscript." Her website and blog, "GIRLilla Warfare A Mom's Guide to Surviving the Suburban Jungle" (www.girlillawarfare) launched in the Spring, 2012.