| Languages | English | |
| Product format | Paperback / Softback | |
| Publisher | National Portrait Gallery | |
| CHF 16.50 | ||
| Released | 2011 | |
| Delivery time | 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered) | |
| Evaluation | None - Write a review | |
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Fictional character sketches by John Banville, Tracy Chevalier, Julian Fellowes, Alexander McCall Smith, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Singleton, Joanna Trollope and Minette Walters. To complement recent research into the identities of mystery sitters in its Collection, the Gallery has invited eight acclaimed authors to write character sketches.
John Banville is a novelist who won the Man Booker Prize for The Sea (2005). Tracy Chevalier is a historical novelist best known for Girl with a Pearl Earring. Julian Fellowes is a novelist, screenwriter and actor, most famous for his screenplay for Gosford Park and more recently the hugely popular Downton Abbey series. Alexander McCall Smith is the award-winning author of No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Terry Pratchett has sold more than 55 million copies of his science-fiction and fantasy novels worldwide. He was the bestselling UK author of the 1990s. Sarah Singleton is an author of young adult fantasy fiction who won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for her novel Century in 2005. Joanna Trollope is the author of eleven bestselling novels, several of which have been adapted for television. Minette Walters is the award-winning author of thirteen crime novels, including The Ice House and The Sculptress.
| EAN | 9781855144552 |
| ISBN | 978-1-85514-455-2 |
| Dimensions | 134 mm x 29 mm x 197 mm |
| Weight | 226 g |
