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Circles of deceit (1987)

Circles of deceit (1987)

Literary Fiction Family Fiction

Nina Bawden

Year: 1987
Authors: Nina Bawden
Print type: BOOK

Description:

A subtle and compelling story of human suffering enveloped in a comedy of deception. Narrated by a painter whose genius and nemesis is his ability to duplicate the works of the great masters, this is the story of his life and relationships with four provocative women: Clio, his child-bride, wilful, deceptive, dependent; Helen, his fiist wife, his beloved betrayer; Maud, his aunt, endowed with fame but not love; and Maisie, his mother, straightforward yet not altogether what she seems...