{"product_id":"9781787303249","title":"Portrait of an Unknown Lady","description":"Author: Gainza, Maria \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787303249 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2022 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 216mm x 136mm x 15mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this dazzling story of art and illusion, secrets and schemes, who is to be trusted - and what is real? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOptic Nerve, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a hotel in Buenos Aires, a woman checks in under a pseudonym. She wears a black fur shawl and has no luggage. She is alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the coming days and nights, she tells a story, which begins with a secret shared in a local bath house, revealing art forgery and fraud on a dazzling scale. At its heart is an enigmatic genius who for years forged portraits of the city's elite, before disappearing without trace. It is a story of influence and intrigue, in which nothing is as it seems. We're not to expect 'names, numbers or dates', she cautions, but a more subtle kind of reckoning...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in a mordant, irresistible voice and full of sharp surprises, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Unknown Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating enquiry into what we mean by 'authenticity', in life as in art. At once poised and capricious, elegant and bold, it is a thrilling exploration of the relationships between what is lived, what is told, what is remembered, and what is real.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496561991838,"sku":"UBD-9781787303249","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787303249.jpg?v=1748231508","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787303249","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}