{"product_id":"the-art-collectors-daughter-derville-murphy-9781781993903","title":"The Art Collector's Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller","description":"'An impressive debut, expertly researched and compelling narrated' - Patricia O'Reilly (The First Rose of Tralee)Love, art, and obsession, set between Nazi occupied Paris and rural Ireland.\u003cp\u003eAs the Germans advance on Paris in 1940, a young Jewish girl, Sylvie Vasseur, is sent by her father to rural Ireland to live with the Courtney family. He also sends his valuable art collection - including a portrait of Sylvie by the renowned Mateus, Girl on a Swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvia is seduced by the narcissistic elder son Nicholas Courtney when she is eighteen, but he abandons her when he discovers she is pregnant. To avoid the inevitable social stigma, Sylvie marries his brother Peter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Dublin, she becomes involved in the art scene, achieving critical acclaim as a painter. But, trapped in a loveless marriage, she continues to be obsessed with Nicholas. Until, unexpectedly, secrets from her father's past emerge, leading her to question everything she once believed. Shortly after, she is found drowned on a Wexford beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen years later, Claire Howard, struggling art historian, is hired by the Courtney family to record Sylvie's lifeworks. Fascinated by the artist and working with Sylvie's son Sam, Claire travels between Dublin and Paris, eventually unravelling a labyrinth of deceit and lies that threaten to endanger her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derville Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781993904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781993903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poolbeg Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Derville Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993424527615,"sku":"9781781993903","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87a415ef-3818-4770-9153-70c013943fa8.jpg?v=1683324275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-collectors-daughter-derville-murphy-9781781993903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}