The Portrait Contributor(s): Laurain, Antoine (Author), Boyce, Emily (Translator), Aitken, Jane (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1910477435 ISBN-13: 9781910477434 Publisher: Gallic Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "An enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity." --San Francisco Book Review on The Red Notebook Avid antiques collector Pierre-Fran ois Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house: an eighteenth-century portrait of a gentleman who looks just like him. Researching into the painting's history, he has the chance to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life . . . Antoine Laurain is a Parisian screenwriter, antiques collector, and prize-winning novelist. The President's Hat was a 2013 ABA Indies Introduce choice. |