Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende! Hardbound,with pricetag mark on the cover and a light pentel pen mark at the bottom. Isabel Allende has established herself as one of the most consummate of all modern storytellers, a reputation that is confirmed in her novel Portrait in Sepia. Allende offers a compelling saga of the turbulent history, lives, and loves of late 19th-century Chile, drawing on characters from her earlier novels, The House of Spirits and Daughter of Fortune. In typical Allende fashion, Portrait in Sepia is crammed with love, desire, tragedy, and dark family secrets, all played out against the dramatic backdrop of revolutionary Chile. Our heroine Aurora del Valle's mother is a Chilean-Chinese beauty, while her father is a dissolute scion of the wealthy and powerful del Valle family. At the heart of Aurora's slow, painful re-creation of her childhood towers one of Allende's greatest fictional creations, the heroine's grandmother, Paulina del Valle. An "astute, bewigged Amazon with a gluttonous appetite," Paulina holds both the del Valle family and Allende's novel together as she presides over Aurora's adolescence in a haze of pastries, taffeta, and overweening love. One of the most interesting aspects of the novel is Allende's decision to turn her heroine into a photographer: "through photography and the written word I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evanesce, to untangle the confusion of my past." There is little confusion in Allende's elegantly crafted and hugely enjoyable novel. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Synopsis: A picture of deception... Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the breathtaking stranger she met on the train -- only that he'd make an ideal model for the budding young artist...and that she desired him more than she believed possible. But after she'd been seduced, she learned that she'd also been betrayed. The man she thought she loved was really Magnus Wallis -- a scoundrel like his father before him, the loathed cousin of Annabelle's benefactor, the honorable Earl of Whitby. A landscape of love... No longer the naively romantic girl who would tumble for a rogue, Annabelle cannot avoid a reunion with the despicable Magnus, who wants to include her portraits in his new London gallery. She means to show him her coldest face -- but upon seeing him again, her every intention melts from the heat of his touch. It is clear that Magnus still burns with love for her. But is he still the villain he once was, or can he be reformed into a man Annabelle can dare to love? Format: Mass Market Paperback Condition: Very Good

The Portraitby Iain PearsHARDBOUNDAfter the dazzling achievement of his bestsellers An Instance of the Fingerpost (“May well be the best historical mystery ever written.” —The Boston Globe) and The Dream of Scipio (“A virtuoso display of craftsmanship.” —Maclean’s), Iain Pears returns with a stunning novel of suspense and revenge.An influential art critic in the early years of the twentieth century journeys from London to the remote island of Houat, off France’s northwest coast, to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted, once acclaimed artist living in self-imposed exile. Over the course of the sitting, the painter recalls their years of friendship, the double-edged gift of the critic’s patronage, the power he wielded over aspiring artists, and his apparent callousness in anointing the careers of some and devastating the lives of others. The balance of power between the two men shifts dramatically — and ominously — as the critic becomes a passive subject; and as the painter slowly captures the character of the man on canvas, we discover why he left London suddenly and mysteriously at the height of his success and why now, with dark determination, he has taken on this unusual commission.Set against the dramatic, untamed landscape of Brittany, during one of the most explosive periods in art history, The Portrait is rich with atmosphere and suggestion, and psychological complexity. With the marvellous detail of a miniature, it brings to the fore the great artistic figures of the late nineteenth century, and their ambitions and desires. And it is a novel you will want to begin again immediately after turning the last chilling page, to read once more with a watchful eye and appreciate the hand of an ingenious storyteller at work.

Synopsis: A gifted artist conjures a modern-day bride for his father-but her bold beauty proves to be an irresistible temptation for the man who created her. Format: Mass Market Paperback Condition: Good+

An Intimate Portrait of Eva Peron - In Excellent to Very Good Condition o With signs of usage due to storage (kindly see pictures for details) - Hardbond with plastic cover. - Dimension: approx. 9.4" x 12.3" x 0.8". - No rips, tears on pages. - For other books, you may check my other items. :) - BUY any 5 bookss, FREE shipping within the PH! :) - Kindly refer to my other items for terms & conditions. - PM for further questions, clarifications

US press, NM/VG Seam Split some wear on edges of cover

For your Consideration, I am offering The Gentle People: A Portrait of the Amish Hardcover Book Book Details Book Condition: As New Jacket Condition: As New Cover Type: Hard Cover Publisher: A Middle Atlantic Press Book Publish Place: Wilmington Publish Year: 1985 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0912608234 Marlowes No: 056607 Description: 184 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. Amidst Our Highly Industrialised, Mechanized And Scientific Society In Which We Live, There Exists A Group Of People Who Have Chosen To Live Within A Fixed, And Almost Static Social Structure. These People Call Themselves Amish. Good Condition

Based on the popular anime! Eiri works part-time at an antique shop, where he becomes obsessed with Cossette, a girl whose portrait is on sale in the store. But Cossette has a tragic story: People who own the painting have all been murdered in bizarre ways. When Cossette's spirit appears in front of Eiri, she asks him to save her...Filled with timeless themes of love and redemption, this tragic Gothic romance is an unforgettable journey into the heart of a tortured soul. Item's Condition: Good

Portrait in Death (In Death, book 16) Novel by J D Robb After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey Street dumpster. Just hours before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the woman. The photos seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model. And that these photos were taken after she had been murdered. Now Dallas is on the trail of a killer who's a perfectionist and an artist. He carefully observes and records his victim's every move. And he has a mission: to own every beautiful young woman's innocence, to capture her youth and vitality - in one fateful shot... Genre: Urban Fantasy

This cameo depicts one of the ladies from Gustav Klimt's works, and is set in an ornate, vintage style, filigreed antiqued brass setting. The cameo pendant measures 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches on a 30 inch chain. One piece only.

Part of the Pink Head Portrait Collection, this adjustable multibeaded lucite and Swarovski crystal necklace features a 3" baroque lucite pendant framing an extra-large lucite Pink Head cameo.