De Potter's Grand Tour
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In 1905, a tourist agent and amateur antiques collector named Armand de Potter mysteriously disappeared off the coast of Greece. His body is never recovered and his wife is left to manage his affairs on her own. But as she starts to piece together his life, she realizes that everything was not as he had said. Infused with details from letters and diary entries, the narrative twists forward and backward through time, revealing a lost world of fake identities, underground antiques networks, and a husband who wasn't what he seemed. Originally from Belgium, young Armand de Potter comes to New York without a penny in his pocket. With cunning ambition, he quickly makes a name for himself as both a worldwide travel guide and a trusted - if illegal-antiques dealer. After marrying, he moves the family to a luxurious villa in Cannes and embraces an aristocratic life. But as he grows increasingly entangled in the antiques trade and his touring business begins to falter, Armand's control starts to fray. As the world closes in, he believes he only has one option left.
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Product details
- Hardback | 272 pages
- 147.32 x 210.82 x 22.86mm | 385.55g
- 19 Sep 2014
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
- New York, United States
- English
- 0374162336
- 9780374162337
- 2,661,161
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Praise for Joanna Scott
"Scott's prose is sensitive and beautifully crafted . . . Her characters are both eminently human and touched with magic and mystery." --"The Washington Post Book World
""The wit, the magical prose and the daring devices of Scott's writing create an enchantment." --"The Nation"
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"Scott's prose is sensitive and beautifully crafted . . . Her characters are both eminently human and touched with magic and mystery." --"The Washington Post Book World
""The wit, the magical prose and the daring devices of Scott's writing create an enchantment." --"The Nation"
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About Joanna Scott
Joanna Scott is the author of ten books, including "The Manikin," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; "Various Antidotes" and "Arrogance," which were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and the critically acclaimed "Make Believe," "Tourmaline," "Liberation," and "Follow Me." She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Award.
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