Saturday, January 10, 2015

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro

Title: The Art Forger
Author: B.A. Shapiro
Did I listen or read?: library audio book
When did I finish?: Jan 10, 2015
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Claire Roth, Isabelle Stewart Gardner, her friend Rick, lawyer Mike, gallery owner Aiden Markel, former boyfriend Isaac
What happens? Roth is a struggling artist haunted by events three years ago (who works for reproductions.com) when she helped her boyfriend Isaac create a work that he took credit for.  Markel comes to her to get her to "do good" - to copy a stolen Dega (After the Bath,) and allow him to sell the forgery and then return the original to the Gardner museum.
How long was this? 9 hours
Did I like this? This was a really good story!  I really liked the details about the process of creating a painting.
Overall grade: A-

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