The Portrait

Antoine Laurain, Emily Boyce, Jane Aitken

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English

Gallic
27 June 2017

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

“An enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity.” —San Francisco Book Review on The Red Notebook

Avid antiques collector Pierre-François Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house: an eighteenth-century portrait of a gentleman who looks just like him. Researching into the painting's history, he has the chance to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life . . .

Antoine Laurain is a Parisian screenwriter, antiques collector, and prize-winning novelist. The President’s Hat was a 2013 ABA Indies Introduce choice.

By: Antoine Laurain
Translated by: Emily Boyce, Jane Aitken
Imprint: Gallic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 177mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 12mm
ISBN: 9781910477434
ISBN 10: 1910477435
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 27 June 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Antoine Laurain lives in Paris and is a screenwriter, antiques collector and the author of several prize-winning novels.

Reviews for The Portrait

'A hymn to la vie Parisienne...enjoy it for its fabulistic narrative, and the way it teeters pleasantly on the edge of Gallic whimsy' The Guardian; 'Like finding a gem among the bric-a-brac in a local brocante' Christian House, The Telegraph; 'Resist this novel if you can; it's the very quintessence of French romance' The Times; 'Soaked in Parisian atmosphere, this lovely, clever, funny novel will have you rushing to the Eurostar post-haste' Daily Mail