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The Portrait

by Iain Pears

3 · 224 pages · First published 2004

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. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles to capture the character of the man, as well as his image, on canvas, it becomes clear that there is much more than a portrait at stake...

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Knopf Canada, Riverhead Trade, Penguin Audio, Vintage Canada, Riverhead Books, Thorndike Press
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