· THE COLLECTOR'S APPRENTICE. by B.A. Shapiro ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 16, A woman with a shameful past, now in search of revenge and her family’s forgiveness, finds herself assisting an irascible patron of the arts who is building one of the world’s great private art collections. As in many of her books, in The Collector’s Apprentice, Shapiro explores the question of what her characters are willing to do to get what they want. Does Paulien . · The Collector's Apprentice by B. A. Shapiro. Publication Date: J; Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Thriller, Suspense, Thriller; Paperback: pages; Publisher: Algonquin Books; ISBN ; ISBN
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Collector's Apprentice: A Novel by B. A. Shapiro (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! The Collector's Apprentice. —. B.A. Shapiro. In this surprising, noirish page-turner, B. A. Shapiro once again takes readers into the world of art, glamour, and mystery. Accused of helping her fiancé steal her family's fortune and her father's art collection, Paulien Mertens has fled to France. Read "The Collector's Apprentice A Novel" by B. A. Shapiro available from Rakuten Kobo. "A clever and complex tale of art fraud, theft, scandal, murder, and revenge." --Publishers Weekly In this surprising, n.
B. A. Shapiro has made the historical art thriller her own. In The Collector's Apprentice, she gives us an unforgettable tale about the lengths to which people will go for their obsession, whether it be art, money, love, or vengeance. Membership Advantages. Reviews. "Beyond the Book" articles. “The Collector’s Apprentice is a work of fiction loosely inspired by the lives of the art collector Albert Barnes and his assistant, Violette de Mazia, as well as the history of the Barnes Foundation, which he founded and they both nurtured,” Shapiro writes in an author’s note. From this raw material, she has invented a tantalizing story that draws on extensive research into not only the lives of Barnes and de Mazia, but of the many historical characters in the book. B.A. Shapiro is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Metropolis (May ), The Collector’s Apprentice, The Muralist and The Art Forger, which won the New England Book Award for Fiction, among other honors. Her books have been selected as Community Reads throughout the country and have been translated into over a dozen languages.
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