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A dark and disturbing novel of suspense brought to vivid life in this CD audiobook. That is a tale set at the turn of the 20th century, by the bestselling writer of AN EXAMPLE of the Fingerpost. The windswept isle of Houat, from the coast of Brittany, is not a picturesque artists' colony. On the turn of the twentieth century, life is harsh and rustic. So why did Henry MacAlpine forsake London -- where he previously been feted by critics and gallery owners, his works exhibited alongside famous brands Cezanne and Van Gogh -- to make his home in this remote outpost? The truth begins to emerge when, four years into his exile, MacAlpine receives his first visitor. Influential art critic William Nasmyth has come to the island to sit for a portrait. During the period of the sitting, the power balance between your two men shifts drastically as the critic whose pen could anoint or destroy careers becomes a passive subject. As the painter struggles to capture Nasmyth's true character on canvas, a tale unfolds -- one of betrayal, hypocrisy, forbidden love, suicide and finally murder.
