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Ghost Portrait
By (author) Gregory Norminton
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This intimate and compelling novel deftly interweaves three periods in the life of 17th-century painter Nathaniel Deller: in 1650, just after Charles I's execution, the young Deller joins a political group too radical even for the Roundheads; ten years later, on the night of Charles II's return from exile, Deller is accused by his former friend Thomas Digby of betraying their ideals; and in 1680, the increasingly blind painter commissions his former pupil William Stroud to finish the portrait of his late wife, knowing this could reignite the romance between Stroud and the daughter he tyrannises. Offering a vivid picture of England during a period of great turmoil, Ghost Potrait explores the conflict between public duty and private desire, idealism and ambition.
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Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Published date | 27 Mar 2006
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 208
Dimensions | 197 x 131 x 13mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 150g
ISBN | 978-0-3408-3466-4
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BISAC | fiction / general
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