Portrait of an unknown woman : a novel
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New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
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Large Print
Edition
First Harper Large Print edition.
ISBN
9780062835161 (pbk), 0062835165 (pbk)
Physical Desc
598 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
Edition
First Harper Large Print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062835161 (pbk), 0062835165 (pbk)

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Includes bibliographical references (page 597)
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"Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place where he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over the day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are discreetly enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, bidding farewell to the demons of his tragic, violent past. But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems. Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it--and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world--Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known....[This book is a] journey through the dark side of the art world--a place where unscrupulous dealers routinely deceive their customers and deep-pocketed investors treat great paintings as though they were just another asset class to be bought and sold at a profit."--book jacket

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Silva, D. (2022). Portrait of an unknown woman: a novel (First Harper Large Print edition.). Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Silva, Daniel, 1960-. 2022. Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Silva, Daniel, 1960-. Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Silva, Daniel. Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel First Harper Large Print edition., Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

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