The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

Read in 2015 (102 items)
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For a while I had seen this book pop up on recommendation lists, including mine at Amazon. I was skeptical about it though, based solely on the idea of painting a picture of someone you can’t see. But the more I read the description over and over, and have heard praise for Ford’s writing (his first novel won the World Fantasy Award, and the year “Mrs. Charbuque” was nominated he won for Be... read more