Книга: Книга The Chrysalis (Heiko Bock; Hartmut Aufderstrabe; Mechthild Gerdes); Ballantine Books, 2008

Haarlem, Holland, seventeenth century The city s chief magistrate commissions a family portrait from Dutch master painter Johannes Miereveld. But when the artist sees the magistrate s daughter, Amalia, an illicit love affair begins. Miereveld creates a masterpiece, The Chrysalis a portrait of the Virgin Mary, full of Catholic symbols, that outrages his Protestant patron and signals the death of his career.New York, present day Mara Coyne is one high-profile case away from making partner at her powerful Manhattan law firm, and now the client that is sure to seal the deal has fallen into her lap. The prestigious Beazley s auction house is about to sell a lost masterwork, The Chrysalis, in an auction that is destined to become legendary. Standing in the way, however, is the shocking accusation that the painting belongs not to Beazley s client but to Hilda Baum, the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his paintings and his life to the Nazis.The case brings an unexpected surprise when Mara discovers that Beazley s in-house attorney is Michael Roarke, a man for whom she once had an intense attraction. But the same skills that make her a brilliant litigator also make Mara suspicious, and she begins to believe that Hilda s tragic family story might be more than just heartbreaking it might be true. And the man she s come to love might not be who she thought he was at all.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	978-0-345-49467-2
Автор(ы)	Heiko Bock; Hartmut Aufderstrabe; Mechthild Gerdes
Автор	Heiko Bock; Hartmut Aufderstrabe; Mechthild Gerdes
Вес	0.16
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2008
Жанр	проза на иностранном языке
Издатель	Ballantine Books
Издательство	Random House USA
Кол-во страниц	310
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	310
Тип обложки	мягкая
Формат	17,7х10,5х1,2
Язык издания	Английский