Iain Pears

Set against the dramatic, untamed landscape of Brittany during one of the most explosive periods in art history, "The Portrait" is rich with atmosphere and suggestion, psychological complexity, and marvelous detail.

The Portrait

Laura Mauler

This book is written in the first person and involves no dialog between the characters, instead relying on a combination of the narrator's monologue, responses to "anticipated" questions on the part of the other person, and narrator's recollections in order to move the plot forward. It sounds weird but is fun to read.

The Portrait

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