ISBN: 9780062897718 - the talented miss farwell: a literary thriller – female con artist's double life in the art world (18 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith inthis ?stylish? (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed andobsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study ofone unforgettable female con artist. At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finallyrecovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killingat Christie?s in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary artcollection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinkingthe finest champagne at trendy Balthazar, Reba, as she?s known, is the pictureof a wealthy art collector. To some, the elusive Miss Farwell is a shark withoutstanding business acumen. To others, she?s a heartless capitalist whose onlyinterest in art is how much she can make.But a thousand miles from the Big Apple, in the small townof Pierson, Illinois, Miss Farwell is someone else entirely?a quiet singlewoman known as Becky who still lives in her family?s farmhouse, wears sensibleshoes, and works tirelessly as the town?s treasurer and controller. No one understands the ins and outs of Pierson?s accountsbetter than Becky; she?s the last one in the office every night, crunching thenumbers. Somehow, her neighbors marvel, she always finds a way to get thestruggling town just a little more money. What Pierson doesn?t see?and cannever discover?is that much of that money is shifted into a separate accountthat she controls, ?borrowed? funds used to finance her art habit. Though shequietly repays Pierson when she can, the business of art is cutthroat andunpredictable. But as Reba Farwell?s deals get bigger and bigger, BeckyFarwell?s debt to Pierson spirals out of control. How long can the talentedMiss Farwell continue to pull off her double life.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith inthis "stylish" (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed andobsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study ofone unforgettable female con artist.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnEmily Gray Tedrowe is the author of two previous novels, BLUE STARS and COMMUTERS. She earned a PhD in literature from New York University and a BA from Princeton University. She has received an Illinois Arts Council aw.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Talented Miss Farwell | A Novel | Emily Gray Tedrowe | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | EAN 9780062897718 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…