
Forgery
Sabina Murray(Author)
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Will be published approx. on 29. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8021-4368-6 (ISBN)
Description
The spellbinding new novel from the award-winning author of The Caprices and A Carnivore's Inquiry transports us to a mysterious world of deception, political intrigue, and desire. In the summer of 1963, American Rupert Brigg travels to Greece to collect classical pieces for his Uncle William's art collection. Rupert's first discovery, however, is that Athens is a shadowy place that hides a tangle of fork-tongued diplomacy and duplicitous women, a city of replicas and composites that, like a hall of mirrors, calls to question what is real and what is false. Journeying to the secluded island of Aspros, among a circle of artists and aristocrats, each with their own secrets, Rupert finds the very pieces he's searching for, but can he escape the tragedy that ended his brief marriage? As beautiful as Rupert's discoveries are, beneath the surface lurk rumors of insurrection, fabrication, and even murder. Seductive, compelling, and sly, Forgery is a sophisticated book about the value and meaning of art, love, and the corrosive power of grief.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8021-4368-6 (9780802143686)
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