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By (author) Barr Lisa
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A young journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centred around a Nazi-looted masterpiece, forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MOVIE PRODUCED BY AND STARRING SHARON STONE A BUZZFEED MUST-READ FOR 2022
A young journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centred around a Nazi-looted masterpiece, forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth.
After talking her way into a job in Chicago, young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual assignment: locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years ago. The painting? None other than legendary artist Ernst Engel”s most famous work, Woman on Fire. A dying designer covets the portrait for deeply personal reasons. Jules doesn”t have much time.
Meanwhile, in Europe, Margaux de Laurent – powerful heir to her family”s millions – also searches for the painting. A cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants, the only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet Jules has resources of her own, including the designer”s grandson, Adam. A recovering addict and artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux”s clutches, and he”ll do anything to help Jules locate the painting first.
Woman on Fire is a thrilling tale of secrets, love, sacrifice and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts and history.
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PRAISE FOR WOMAN ON FIRE:
”Part-thriller, part-historical fiction, this book will have you gripping the pages until the very end” Buzzfeed
”Addictively propulsive and laced with rapid-fire twists and turns, this sizzling tale crackles with tension” Kristin Harmel
”Thick with history, scandal, romance and deceit… A truly compulsive read” Mary Kubica
”An exuberant thriller laced with sex, art, and history” Alyson Richman
”Had me on the edge of my seat” Fiona Davis
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”Thick with history, scandal, romance and deceit … A truly compulsive read”
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”Part thriller, part World War II epic, Woman on Fire is as vibrant as the searing work of art it revolves around”
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”Barr”s vigorous prose complements her fully realized characters. Readers will be gripped”
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”Woman on Fire is a sharp, propulsive page-turner that will keep readers in suspense”
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”Part-thriller, part-historical fiction, this book will have you gripping the pages until the very end”
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”An exuberant thriller laced with sex, art, and history”
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”Had me on the edge of my seat”
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Woman on Fire is one of the most hotly anticipated books of Spring 2022 in the United States, attracting huge buzz and plaudits from authors, celebrities, reviewers, and booksellers.
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Welbeck is now Lisa Barr”s exclusive UK publisher, acquiring previous bestseller The Unbreakables too.
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Welbeck considers this suspenseful, erotic thriller to have major break-out potential – like L.S. Hilton”s Maestra or Gillian Flynn”s Gone Girl.
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The Nazis looted thousands of masterpieces and there are still major legal cases underway across the world.
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