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The Portrait

Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

Pierre-François Chaumont has promised his wife that he won't spend another centime at the auction house. His collecting habit is out of hand and she refuses to let another antique through the door. With his marriage at stake, he fully intends to keep his word - until he sees an eighteenth-century portrait that looks exactly like him.The painting's history will reveal an astonishing secret about his past and open the door to an entirely new future. A passionate collector, Pierre-François is used to giving in to temptation - but is he willing to risk everything to satisfy his deepest desires?PRAISE FOR ANTOINE LAURAIN:'The very quintessence of French romance' The Times'A master storyteller'Huffington Post'A delightful literary soufflé'Library Journal'Effortlessly eloquent, quietly hilarious and consistently self-aware ... a delightful read crammed with all kinds of decadent goodness'Reader's Digest

© 2025 Pushkin Press (Ebook): 9781805333548

Translators: Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce

Release date

Ebook: 1 January 2025