Ebook {Epub PDF} The Portrait by Iain Pears

A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense and a tour de force. An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile.4/5(91).  · The Portrait (Paperback) Published April 4th by Riverhead Books. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Iain Pears. ISBN: X (ISBN ) Edition language: English. 7 rows ·  · A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense Brand: Penguin Publishing Group.

The Portrait (Audio CD) Published April 21st by Penguin Audio. Unabridged, Audio CD, 6 pages. Author (s): Iain Pears, Simon Vance (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. —Maclean's), Iain Pears returns with a stunning novel of suspense and revenge. 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. The Portrait is a historical mystery, a gripping tale of suspense and revenge, set in the early s. Celebrated painter Henry MacAlpine has turned his back on London and moved to a small island off the coast of Brittany. Here, his old friend, art critic William Nasmyth, comes to visit him, ostensibly to have his portrait painted.

Iain Pears was born in England in and was educated at Wadham College, Oxford. Pears has worked as an art historian, a TV consultant, and a journalist for many countries. Pears combined his knowledge of art and his mystery writing technique in An Instance of the Fingerpost and other novels. He also wrote Stone's Fall. Pears is the author of. Iain Pears writes two completely different types of novels, a series of entertaining art mysteries, and the serious, erudite "Instance of the Fingerpost" and "Dream of Scipio." For the first time he's blended the two in "The Portrait," a monologue by an artist in exile from the London art scene who invites his friend and well-known critic William Naysmith to his remote island to have his portrait painted. The Portrait (Paperback) Published April 4th by Riverhead Books. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Iain Pears. ISBN: X (ISBN ) Edition language: English.