A nearly perfect copy
Subtitle: a novel
By: Allison Amend
Edition: First Anchor books edition.
Publisher: Anchor Books, a division of Random House, LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780345803146
Subjects: Art dealers; Fiction; Loss (Psychology); Self-realization
Description: Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene, and, desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.