DescriptionJames Bond meets The Thomas Crown Affair in a spellbinding tale of international intrigue and suspense. In Paris, a priest is murdered and dumped into the Seine. But he has taken a secret with him to his death - a secret that reveals itself durin…
DescriptionNicole Krauss is the author of two novels, Man Walks Into a Room and The History of Love, which was published this year, and parts of which first appeared in The New Yorker . In her most recent piece for the magazine, in the April 18th issue, she wrote about the trials of her experience at summer camp in Maine. Ian McEwan's many books include the story collection First Love, Last Rites and the novels Amsterdam, which won the Booker Prize, and Atonement, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Parts of his novels Enduring Love and Saturday, which came out in March, were originally published in The New Yorker .
DescriptionIn this richly suspenseful second novel, author David Liss once again travels back in time to a crucial moment in cultural and financial history. His destination: Amsterdam, 1659 - a mysterious world of trade populated by schemers and rogues, where decept…
DescriptionA professor shows a colleague a painting that he has kept secret for decades. The professor swears it is a Vermeer - but why has he hidden this important work for so long? The reasons unfold in a series of stories that trace ownership of the painting back to World War II and Amsterdam, and still further back to the moment of the work's inspiration. As the painting moves through each owner's hands, what was long hidden quietly surfaces, illuminating poignant moments in human lives. Vreeland's characters remind us, through their love of the mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it, what lasts, and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable.
