by Deborah Moggach · Presses de la Cité · tapa dura · ISBN 9782702829486
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«Le peintre des vanités» is the historical novel by Deborah Moggach, published by Presses de la Cité in hardback (297 pages, in French).
Amsterdam, 17th century: amid the tulip mania, the wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort commissions a young painter to make a portrait of him with his wife Sophia. Living together in the studio awakens a forbidden attraction between Sophia and the artist, while speculation and appearances push the characters toward a web of deceit and a reckless wager.
For readers of historical fiction and tales of passion and intrigue in 17th-century Amsterdam, with tulip speculation as the backdrop.
Deborah Moggach is an English playwright, novelist and screenwriter. She has written nineteen novels, including The Ex-Wives (1993), Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things and Heartbreak Hotel (2013). Her film scripts include Pride and Prejudice (2005).
