The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller

The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller
Author :
Publisher : Poolbeg Press
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1781993904
ISBN-13 : 9781781993903
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller by : Derville Murphy

Download or read book The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller written by Derville Murphy and published by Poolbeg Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An impressive debut, expertly researched and compelling narrated' - Patricia O'Reilly (The First Rose of Tralee)Love, art, and obsession, set between Nazi occupied Paris and rural Ireland. As the Germans advance on Paris in 1940, a young Jewish girl, Sylvie Vasseur, is sent by her father to rural Ireland to live with the Courtney family. He also sends his valuable art collection - including a portrait of Sylvie by the renowned Mateus, Girl on a Swing. Sylvia is seduced by the narcissistic elder son Nicholas Courtney when she is eighteen, but he abandons her when he discovers she is pregnant. To avoid the inevitable social stigma, Sylvie marries his brother Peter. In Dublin, she becomes involved in the art scene, achieving critical acclaim as a painter. But, trapped in a loveless marriage, she continues to be obsessed with Nicholas. Until, unexpectedly, secrets from her father's past emerge, leading her to question everything she once believed. Shortly after, she is found drowned on a Wexford beach. Seventeen years later, Claire Howard, struggling art historian, is hired by the Courtney family to record Sylvie's lifeworks. Fascinated by the artist and working with Sylvie's son Sam, Claire travels between Dublin and Paris, eventually unravelling a labyrinth of deceit and lies that threaten to endanger her life.


The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller Related Books

The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Derville Murphy
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-04 - Publisher: Poolbeg Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'An impressive debut, expertly researched and compelling narrated' - Patricia O'Reilly (The First Rose of Tralee)Love, art, and obsession, set between Nazi occu
The Collector's Daughter
Language: en
Pages: 406
Authors: Gill Paul
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-07 - Publisher: HarperCollins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Bestselling author Gill Paul returns with a brilliant novel about Lady Evelyn Herbert, the woman who took the very first step into the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankham
The Magnolia Palace
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Fiona Davis
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-01-25 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secre
Eve's Daughter/Modern Woman
Language: en
Pages: 182
Authors: Sally Webster
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Often regarded as merely the creator of sentimental images of mothers and children or an expatriate heavily influenced by Impressionism, Mary Cassatt is not typ
The Painter's Daughter
Language: en
Pages: 493
Authors: Julie Klassen
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-24 - Publisher: Baker Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Julie Klassen Is the Gold Standard for Inspirational Regency Fiction Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping he