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Very Picture of You

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Where the eye sees the brushstroke, the heart sees the truth.

At thirty-five, Gabriella "Ella" Graham is a successful portrait artist in London. She captures the essential truth in each of her subjects' faces--a tilt of the chin, a glint in the eye--and immortalizes it on canvas. 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--including an elderly client reflecting on her life and a woman dreading the prospect of turning forty--Ella realizes that there is so much more to a person's life than what is seen on the surface. And as her portraits of Nate and the others progress, they begin to reveal less about their subjects than about the artist herself.

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Author: Isabel Wolff
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 05/29/2012
Series: Random House Reader's Circle
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.26w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780553386639

About the Author
Isabel Wolff was born in Warwickshire, England, and attended Cambridge University. She is the author of eight bestselling novels, which have been published in twenty-nine languages. She lives in London with her family.

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    8.01 in, 5.26 in, 0.73 in
  • Pages
    352
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    Random House Publishing Group

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Very Picture of You by Wolff, Isabel
Random House Publishing Group

Very Picture of You

$1800
Where the eye sees the brushstroke, the heart sees the truth.

At thirty-five, Gabriella "Ella" Graham is a successful portrait artist in London. She captures the essential truth in each of her subjects' faces--a tilt of the chin, a glint in the eye--and immortalizes it on canvas. 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--including an elderly client reflecting on her life and a woman dreading the prospect of turning forty--Ella realizes that there is so much more to a person's life than what is seen on the surface. And as her portraits of Nate and the others progress, they begin to reveal less about their subjects than about the artist herself.

Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.

Author: Isabel Wolff
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 05/29/2012
Series: Random House Reader's Circle
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.26w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780553386639

About the Author
Isabel Wolff was born in Warwickshire, England, and attended Cambridge University. She is the author of eight bestselling novels, which have been published in twenty-nine languages. She lives in London with her family.
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