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The Painter
In an old manor house on the legendary river Hull, Amy Dale has discovered a journal that holds the account of a thrilling duel of seduction--and the key to a missing year in the life of a great artist. Over three hundred years ago, Rembrandt van Rijn challenged the poet Andrew Marvell for the affection of Amy’s ancestor Amelia Dahl. But the fierce competition between those two men for Amelia’s heart has repercussions for the new inhabitants of the manor.
Now, as Amy reads the pages of her namesake’s intimate diary and plans the restoration of the old house, she finds herself engaged in her own game of wit, seduction, and desire with a scarred and enigmatic laborer. As their attraction explodes in intensity, the secrets of the past escape from history into the present with consequences they could never expect...and may not survive.
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‘Thrilling resonance between past and present, painting and people’ Tony Parsons
‘Exciting, grips the reader’ Evening Press
‘The excitement of a piece of lost art...on every level this is a tantalising idea... What a perfect fiction then to imagine some such masterpiece miraculously found again. Or even better still: to come across something that was always there but that had been covered up later by more crass hands. Science, detective work and art all working together. THE PAINTER by Will Davenport is that kind of story.' Sarah Dunant
First rate Historical novel which will appeal to fans of Girl with a Pearl Earring and Tulip Fever.
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- PublisherBantam Dell Pub Group
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0553382063
- ISBN 13 9780553382068
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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