It's London 2010, Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her colleague and lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man she has to grieve in private. One other person knows their secret, the director of the museum, who arranges for Catherine to be given a project away from prying eyes.
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Praise for Peter Carey Two-time Winner of the Booker PrizeFinalist for the International Man Booker Prize Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' PrizeFive-time Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award "Carey is a master craftsman, a comedian of the first order, an artist with an uncanny gift for the invention of situations that are bizarre yet believable. And as a double Booker Prize winner he doesn't have to prove anything to anyone--he has a licence to enjoy himself, and he does." --"Irish Independent"" ""Peter Carey is a wily seducer, a mental acrobat who can bound across continents and centuries and make us believe in whatever world he has discovered and imagined." --Paul Auster "Carey is a writer I prize not only for his remarkable Dickensian plots but also for the brilliance of his style.... He is the most exuberant stylist at work in English today." --Edmund White, "Daily Telegraph"
Following the recent success of Parrot and Olivier in America comes another wonderfully rich tale with historical themes from the twice Booker-winner.
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