The Portrait
Iain Pears
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
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· 14 ratings · 211 pages · Published: 10 Oct 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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