Preface to Short Story Selection - The Matisse Stories The book that I read by A S Byatt called the Matisse Stories was a trilogy of stories about Matisse’s paintings. The first story took place in a beauty salon where the protagonist, Susannah usually had her hair done. The salon was painted in soft pink colours and Matisse’s Le Nu rose hung in the window. The owner went away and the salon was closed for redecorating. When the owner came back and opened the salon, Susannah was surprised to find that the salon was completely changed and had a very dark atmosphere. All throughout the story Susannah felt depressed abou