Description
One morning in 1890, a painting wrapped in brown paper appears on the steps of the National Gallery and causes a sensation. It's clearly by Timothy Ponden-Hall, an artist whose paintings were celebrated and debated, not just for their beauty, but for the rumours behind them: his masterpieces were believed to immortalise the souls of their subjects. But the shadowy explorer and artist has been thought dead for the last 50 years - so what does this new portrait mean? The gallery brings in renowned art historian Solomon Oak to investigate the painting as rumours swirl through the streets of London town. In a bid to uncover the truth, Oak is assisted by an unlikely aid: his daughter Alice. A passionate but sheltered student, Alice has worldly desires which eclipse the life she's expected to lead. Together they discover that exposing Ponden-Hall's legacy will prove more controversial than they could ever have imagined for their family and Victorian society. Set between London and Oxford, The Portrait Artist is a twisting historical debut exploring race, fame and long-kept secrets.
| EAN: | 9781526669964 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 27.02.2025 |
| Produktform: | Kartoniert |
| Autoren: | Heywood-Lonsdale, Dani |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 336 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Historical |
| Keyword: | Historical Fiction; mystery Victorian Era; Art Mystery; National Gallery; London; Oxford; Magical; Controversial; Gossip; Intrigue: Scandal: Race: Fame; Twisting plot; secrets; investigation; family dynamics; immersive; transportive; best book club fiction; best new books; escpaism; rich; evocative; Immortality; Ghosts; Art History |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Historischer Kriminalroman~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Kriminalroman |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, Historischer Roman |
| Verlag: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Länge: | 234 mm |
| Breite: | 153 mm |
| Genre: | Importe |