Portrait of an Unknown Woman Contributor(s): Bennett, Vanora (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061252565 ISBN-13: 9780061252563 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: With a striking sense of period detail, "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" is an unforgettable story of sin and religion, desire and deception. It is the tale of a young woman on the brink of sensual awakening and of a country on the edge of mayhem. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - Renaissance - Fiction | Romance - Historical - 20th Century - Fiction | Religious - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.34" W x 8.02" (0.84 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: In the year 1527, the great portraitist Hans Holbein, fleeing the Protestant Reformation, comes to England under commission to Sir Thomas More. Over the course of the next six years, Holbein paints two nearly identical portraits of the More family, his dear and loyal friends. But closer examination of the second painting reveals several mysteries. . . . Set against the turmoil and tragedy of Henry VIII's court, Portrait of an Unknown Woman vividly evokes sixteenth-century England on the verge of enormous change--as viewed through the eyes of Meg Giggs, More's intelligent, tenderhearted, headstrong adopted daughter, who stands at the center of this sweeping, extraordinary epic. It is a tale of sin and religion, desire and deception--the story of a young woman on the brink of sensual awakening and a country on the edge of mayhem. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bennett, Vanora: - Vanora Bennett is the author of two acclaimed novels, Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Figures in Silk, and an award-winning journalist. She has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, the Times Literary Supplement, The Times (London), and the BBC. She lives in North London with her husband and two children. |