Portrait of the artist's wife

Barbara Anderson

first published 1992 Secker & Warburg, 1992 308 pages

Portrait of the Artist's Wife begins at a posthumous publication party, where the crème de la crème of New Zealand's literary crowd has gathered to honor the latest creation - an erotic and names-naming confessional - of the brilliant and controversial Jack Macalister. The survivor in this quirky and ironic scene is Sarah Tandy, talented painter and widow of the philandering Jack; her attempts to endure the stiff and...

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Portrait of the artist's wife edition · 1993 · W.W. Norton · 308 pages
Portrait of the artist's wife edition · 1992 · Victoria University Press, Victoria University of Wellington · 308 pages
Portrait of the artist's wife edition · 1992 · Secker & Warburg · 308 pages

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