Oscar Wilde: The Genius Who Paid the Price for Love, David Marshall

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Oscar Wilde: The Genius Who Paid the Price for Love
By David Marshall — Paperback, releasing November 8, 2025
Part of The Courageous Voices Series

When Brilliance Met Brutality
Oscar Wilde lived as he wrote—fearlessly, beautifully, and without restraint.
He turned society’s hypocrisies into comedies and its arrogance into art. But in a time when authenticity was punished, not even genius could save him.

This vivid and intimate portrait traces Wilde’s dazzling ascent and heartbreaking downfall, revealing how his greatest masterpiece may have been his courage to live and love openly.

Art, Scandal, and the Cost of Truth
Behind the wit and glamour was a man battling repression. Follow Wilde from the heights of his theatrical fame to the courtroom that destroyed his freedom—and to the exile that reshaped his voice and legend.

Inside, discover:
• His rise as Europe’s most quoted and controversial wit.
• The secret love that ignited scandal and defined his tragedy.
• The final years that turned suffering into immortal art.

Each chapter unveils the human heart behind the myth—proud, poetic, and unbreakable.

Beauty Survives Everything
Wilde’s story endures as a testament to resilience, love, and the power of truth. His words still whisper to those who love beyond permission, reminding us that art can outlive prejudice—and that beauty, once created, can never be silenced.