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The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque [Hardcover]

Jeffrey Ford
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company (Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0066211263
  • ISBN-13: 978-0066211268
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,831,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Guardian, September 2003

...this deeply engaging book defies all labels. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A fable, a nightmare, a vision, a mystery - superbly rich imaginative fiction at its best --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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MUCH TO my unease, Mrs. Reed positioned herself, all evening, beneath or immediately to either side of her new portrait. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Another good one 11 Nov 2003
Format:Paperback
When this grabbed me, I then polished it off in a day. It's a tale half a step away from the real world, just beside the territory of Bram Stoker and Poe (similarly mannered style) where sympathetic magic might work, or might not. I also kept expecting Jack the Ripper to step out of an alley way. It was evocative of that world. The book is full of distorted iconography and wonderful knowing humour: "Put me down for the nose," he said. "A truly ingenious economy of paint." (just one of many examples), the macabre, and the erotic (and the scatological). I'll be reading more of his stuff.
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outstanding 4 Dec 2007
Format:Paperback
This is an outstanding piece of fiction. I really wish there were more writers like Ford in the business. Wonderful prose, delicate lyrical style. And very thoughtful, too. Kept your mind working - a rarity for many books these days, isn't it? Will be buying some more of this man's books.
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captivating! 5 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
This novel sparked my imagination from its first pages. As the painter, Mr Piambo, laboured to capture the likeness of his invisible -and possibly mad - patron, Mrs Charbuque, I found myself urgently making my own mental portraits of her, as if to beat Piambo to the goal. Ford writes cleverly without being pretentious, and maintains real suspense throughout the book. I couldn't put it down - and will never be able to smell nutmeg without fond memories.
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