This proved to be an improbable novel. On the surface (title and cover design) a rather frothy romance - and it was certainly a romantic comedy - it became a fascinating, if on occasion biting portrait of the world of high art and the wheelers and dealers inhabiting it. It is possible to identify some of the players! Then there is the painting - what a character. Good fun.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 84 Spring 2017 ) |
