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Monet returned to London in 1900 to paint his famous 'Thames' series as a successful artist. In this novel, his paintings form the backdrop to a series of psychopathic killings.Tags
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A who-dunnit with Monet painting in London as the background setting. Nicely paced - a good book.
Read may 2004
Read may 2004
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Jane Jakeman is a well-known journalist and art historian and has worked for Oxford University Press
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- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Claude Monet; Oliver Craston
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Dedication
- For J.M. as always
and dedicated to the memory of Camille Monet - First words
- Quite suddenly, he glimpsed the painting on the opposite wall, the water-lilies, white and crocus-gold, floating in their long pool of misty blue and lilacs.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'Old things, I meant,' he said, 'old, painful things,' and gestured around them, at the burning colours of the garden.
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- Languages
- English, Italian
- Media
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- ISBNs
- 9
