The Colour Of Sin

Inglis, Janet

ISBN 10: 0552145432 / ISBN 13: 9780552145435

Published by Corgi, London, 1998

About this Item

476 pages. 270 grams. This book is in good condition with old pricing, in pencil, on first page; some wear and marking to cover; small tear to one corner of cover. 'Malachy Hawke - one of the century's great painters, but a mystery to his son, Ged, and to the world. When he dies in his remote house in Oregon, Ged is summoned to unravel his father's affairs and flies out from England with his son Calum. But they carry with them the baggage of a ruptured family, and discover when they get there that Malachy's life was not at all as they had imagined. Dark secrets emerge about Malachy's life and the genesis of many paintings, and Ged discovers disturbing parallels with his own crisis-ridden existence, in which sexual obsession has destroyed the normal family life he once enjoyed with his wife and son and daughter.' 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Mystery.; ISBN: 0552145432. ISBN/EAN: 9780552145435. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001520.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Colour Of Sin
• Publisher: Corgi, London
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552145432
• ISBN 13: 9780552145435
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Ged's life is in crisis when he hears that his father has died. He barely knew the man but his shadow has always hung over Jed's life. Now, for the first time, he visits the extraordinary household which his father had gathered around him and discovers secrets from the past.

Synopsis

When the great painter, Malachy Hawke, dies, his son Ged flies out from England to unravel his father's affairs. He carries with him the baggage of a ruptured family, and he discovers Malachy's life was not all he had imagined. Dark secrets emerge about the genesis of many of his paintings.