- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Tor; New edition edition (2 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 033041318X
- ISBN-13: 978-0330413183
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 11 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 651,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Guardian, September 2003
...this deeply engaging book defies all labels.
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A fable, a nightmare, a vision, a mystery - superbly rich imaginative fiction at its best
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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outstanding,
By David Martin "David" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Portrait of Mrs Charbuque (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.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
captivating!,
By Sarah McIntyre (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (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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