The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

Pan Books, UK, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 326 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 2004. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: New York, 1893, and society portrait painter Piero Piambo feels his artistic ambition waning, even while he immortalizes the city's nouveaux riches in oil paints. But then he receives a bizarre and lucrative commission to paint the mysterious Mrs Charbuque. The catch is that he is not allowed to see her, and so Piambo sits before a screen as his sitter tells him of her life, dreams, and fears - clues from which he must divine her visage. As he works, a series of murders plagues the city - deaths that at first seem accidental. And, as Piambo's masterpiece takes shape, his relationship with Mrs Charbuque grows ever more tangled while her deranged husband becomes hell-bent on some inexplicable vengeance. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 033041318X. ISBN/EAN: 9780330413183. Inventory No: 23120142.. 9780330413183