{"product_id":"the-portrait-paperback-by-iain-pears","title":"The Portrait Paperback by Iain Pears","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-04-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780676977516\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e165.56\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e18.26 x 12.7 x 1.57\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the dazzling achievement of his bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost\u003c\/i\u003e (“May  well be the best historical mystery ever written.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dream  of Scipio\u003c\/i\u003e (“A virtuoso display of craftsmanship.” —\u003ci\u003eMaclean’s\u003c\/i\u003e), Iain Pears returns  with a stunning novel of suspense and revenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An influential art critic in the  early years of the twentieth century journeys from London to the remote island of  Houat, off France’s northwest coast, to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend,  a gifted, once acclaimed artist living in self-imposed exile. Over the course of  the sitting, the painter recalls their years of friendship, the double-edged gift  of the critic’s patronage, the power he wielded over aspiring artists, and his apparent  callousness in anointing the careers of some and devastating the lives of others.  The balance of power between the two men shifts dramatically—and ominously—as  the critic becomes a passive subject; and as the painter slowly captures the character  of the man on canvas, we discover why he left London suddenly and mysteriously at  the height of his success and why now, with dark determination, he has taken on this  unusual commission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set against the dramatic, untamed landscape of Brittany, during  one of the most explosive periods in art history, \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e is rich with atmosphere  and suggestion, and psychological complexity. With the marvellous detail of a miniature,  it brings to the fore the great artistic figures of the late nineteenth century,  and their ambitions and desires. And it is a novel you will want to begin again immediately  after turning the last chilling page, to read once more with a watchful eye and appreciate  the hand of an ingenious storyteller at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eIAIN PEARS is the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Scipio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStone's Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a series of acclaimed detective novels, a book of art history and countless articles on artistic, financial and historical subjects. He lives in Oxford, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554485719201,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780676977516","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780676977516.jpg?v=1781770319","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-portrait-paperback-by-iain-pears","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}