The Art of Love
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1/01/2008 |
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Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend and patron‚ Oliver‚ invites her to his father′s house in the South of France. Thrilled to escape cold‚ wet London‚ Polly asks for her birth certificate to get a passport. Her world changes. Her mother is in fact her aunt; her father is unknown; even her name isn′t right.
Fleeing to the Riviera‚ Polly finds the serenity and sunshine bring her painting to life as never before. But all is not well in the grand house. Oliver′s father was forced to leave England in a cloud of scandal and despite the sophisticated‚ cosmopolitan crowd of friends with which he has surrounded himself‚ his past is about to catch up with him. Yet even though Polly will find herself at the centre of a web of deception‚ her own future begins to take on a new and fascinating shape...
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Critical Praise for
The Art of Love
Praise for Voyage of Innocence: ‘I loved it.’ Woman ‘A very interesting book, not only because it gives a flavour of life in the thirties…it’s a way of imbibing history.’ Oxford Times ‘Well written and superbly researched…a thoroughly enjoyable read. A must.’ Yours Praise for The Frozen Lake: ‘Charming.’ The Bookseller ‘Dark family secrets, long buried, if not forgotten, bubble to the surface. A novel that is vivid and engrossing.’ Choice ‘An intriguing read.’ Woman Praise for The Villa in Italy ‘This book’s great for escaping the cold UK weather’ Closer
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Reader Reviews from First Look
My first impression of "The Art of Love" was that it was going to be a comfortable, uneventful slow paced read, initially it was. As the plot unfurls the reader is first pulled in one direction then another and another until you feel as if you are in the midst of a frenzied electrical storm. As the pace picks up so too did my thirst for more of the story. I found that I was not able to put the book down as I was compelled to find out how the plot that was twisting and cavorting about so dramatically would turn out.
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Ruth (Mailors Flat, VIC)
My first impression of "The Art of Love" was that it was going to be a comfortable, uneventful slow paced read, initially it was. As the plot unfurls the reader is first pulled in one direction then another and another until you feel as if you are in the midst of a frenzied electrical storm. As the pace picks up so too did my thirst for more of the story. I found that I was not able to put the book down as I was compelled to find out how the plot that was twisting and cavorting about so dramatically would turn out.
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Ruth (Mailors Flat, VIC)
Elizabeth Edmondson takes us back to the 1930's where we meet a most likeable yet seemingly ordinary girl named Polly. However,all is not as it seems and we are whisked off on a race to the moral high-ground only to discover that "no one" is quite so proper!!
I really enjoyed "The Art of Love". It certainly kept me guessing right to the last page. It seemed every time I thought that I had worked out who was who and who was what, Id be suprised to find that there was another twist in the plot! This book was a delight to read!
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Angela (Cannon Hill, QLD)
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The Art of Love
Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend and patron‚ Oliver‚ invites her to his father′s house in the South of France. Thrilled to escape cold‚ wet London‚ Polly asks for her birth certificate to get a passport. Her world changes. Her...
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