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Random House Publishing Group
October 2011
On Sale: October 4, 2011
336 pages
ISBN: 0440423449
EAN: 9780440423447
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Romance
Where the eye sees the brushstroke, the heart sees the truth.
From Isabel Wolff, the internationally bestselling author of
A Vintage Affair, comes a beguiling novel about artistic
inspirations, family secrets, and the courage to turn one's
life into a masterpiece.
At thirty-five, Gabriella Graham-"Ella" to her family and
friends-has already made a name for herself as a successful
portrait artist in London. She can capture the essential
truth in each of her subjects' faces-a tilt of the chin, a
glint in the eye-and immortalize it on canvas. This gift has
earned Ella commissions from royals and regular folks alike. But closer to home, Ella finds the truth more elusive. Her
father abandoned the family when she was five, and her
mother has remained silent on the subject ever since. Ella's
sister, Chloe, is engaged to Nate, an American working in
London, but Ella suspects that he may not be so committed.
Then, at Chloe's behest, Ella agrees to paint Nate's portrait. From session to session, Ella begins to see Nate in a
different light, which gives rise to conflicted feelings. In
fact, through the various people she paints-an elderly
client reflecting on her life, another woman dreading the
prospect of turning forty, a young cyclist (from a
photograph) who met a tragic end-Ella realizes that there is
so much more to a person's life than what is seen on the
surface, a notion made even clearer when an unexpected email
arrives from the other side of the world. And as her
portraits of Nate and the others progress, they begin to
reveal less about their subjects than the artist herself.
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