The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

Jeffrey Ford

first published 2002 Harper Perennial, 2003 paperback 320 pages

"The toast of 1893 New York society, the portraitist Piero Piambo has his pick of choice assignments. Acclaimed by his peers and his "betters," he is a fixture in the city's most opulent salons, yet he fears he has sold his soul to arrive there. But then comes a commission unlike any other - one that will test Piambo's talents, his will.. and his sanity.". "The client is a Mrs. Charbuque, and the offer she makes to...

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The Portrait of Mrs.Charbuque paperback · 2004 · Tor · 336 pages · 9780330413183
The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque paperback · 2003 · Harper Perennial · 320 pages · 9780060936174
The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque edition · 2002 · William Morrow · 310 pages

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