| International Standard Book Number |
9798891645691 (large print)
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| Personal Name |
Reay, Katherine, 1970- author.
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| Title Statement |
The English masterpiece : a novel / Katherine Reay.
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| Edition Statement |
Center Point Large Print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
429 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| General Note |
Includes author's note with background information, and discussion questions.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Harper Muse.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"As the recently promoted assistant to the keeper of the Tate's Modern Collections, Lily helps plan a world-class Picasso exhibit to honor the passing of the great artist -- and she's waited her whole life for this moment. The opening is beyond anyone's expectations -- the lighting, the champagne, the glittering crowd, and the international acclaim -- until Lily does the unthinkable. She stops in front of a masterpiece and hears her own voice say, "It's a forgery." The gallery falls silent. Lily's boss, Diana, is polished perfection, schooled in art, and descends from European high society. She's worked hard to become the trusted voice in London's modern art scene and respected across the Continent. Tate's Picasso Commemorative is to be her crowning achievement, featuring not only the artist's most iconic and intimate works, but a newly discovered painting -- one she advised an investor to purchase. But when Lily makes her outrageous declaration, suspicion and scandal threaten everything Diana has achieved, as museums and collectors across Europe, already doubting most post-war acquisitions, fall into chaos and rumors of a world-wide forgery run wild. All Lily has ever wanted is to follow in Diana's footsteps and take the art world by storm in her own right. Yet one comment puts not only her own career at risk but also her mentor's. Unless... Was she right? With the clock ticking and the clues starting to pile up against her, Lily must uncover the truth behind the Picasso before she loses not only the career she's always wanted, but her freedom."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
Tate Modern (Gallery) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Nineteen seventies Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women professional employees Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Art forgers Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Art museum curators Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Painting Forgeries Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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