by Giles Waterfield (Author)
Auberon, the brilliant but troubled Director of the Museum of British History (known as BRIT) is preparing one Midsummer's Day for the opening of the most spectacular exhibition the Museum has ever staged. The centrepiece of the exhibition is Gainsborough's portrait of the beautiful but intriguing Lady St John; not shown in London for a hundred years, the painting shows its subject strikingly attired as Puck. As the day passes the portrait arouses in the minds of the museum staff disquieting questions, rivalries, and strangely deep affections. Tension mounts: will the gala dinner be a success? Can the Museum's Chairman be kept under control? And just what is it that's so peculiar about the portrait?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: 1st Paperback Printing
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 03 Feb 2003
ISBN 10: 0747265410
ISBN 13: 9780747265412
Book Overview: A sparkling comic novel with superbly memorable characters
Prizes: Shortlisted for Saga Award for Wit 2003.