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Informationen zum Autor Isabel Wolff was born in Warwickshire, read English at Cambridge and is the Sunday Times bestselling author of ten novels, all published worldwide. She lives in London with her family. Klappentext Ella Graham is a portrait painter! whose luminous and touching likenesses are starting to gain her widespread recognition. But when her younger sister! Chloe! asks her to paint her fiance Nate! Ella is dismayed. She loathes Nate! and she distruts him. But as they spend time together in the studio! Ella realises there is more to Nate than meets the eye. At the same time Ella is learning about her other sitters' lives: there's an elderly widow with a wartime secret! a beautiful French woman who's dreading turning forty! and a handsome politician with a confession to make. Then a message comes out of the blue from Ella's father! John! who's been out of the picture for nearly thirty years. While Chloe is planning her dream wedding! Ella is faced with a choice. To tear her family apart by revealling her secret! or to let the wedding tear her apart instead... Zusammenfassung A forbidden love! a life-long secret! and one chance to make the right decision.
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Praise for The Very Picture of You:
'Isabel Wolff is a wonderful writer who weaves humour and pathos to great effect.... I loved this book with its compelling characters, thoughtful air, warmth and wit.' Daily Mail
'This heart-warming, gentle story is pure feel-good stuff and should be added to your must-read list immediately.' Candis
'It's easy to read - something you can dip in and out of on the way to work.' Heat
'A wonderful story.' The Sun
'***' Daily Express
Praise for Isabel Wolff's previous bestsellers:
'Romance in a vintage clothes shop - we were sold from line one. Luckily, this book lives up to its hype, and is filled with all the sensory goodness that leads to inevitable comparisons to Joanne Harris - this is an author to bookmark.' Irish Tatler
'The love triangle is light and sparky, but what makes the book stand out is Wolff's passion for vintage fashion; velvety, silken prose describes the clothes and their history, with several pieces telling rich stories that develop into compelling sub-plots' Easy Living
'Pure feel-good escapism. Perfect' Sophie Kinsella
'A touching, compulsive read. Love it!' OK!
'Old passions are re-ignited but should Laura risk everything on a past love or stick with her safe life? A charming, funny and unpredictable read' Company
'A resigned singleton, Laura's world is rocked when her first boyfriend reappears. Compulsive' Heat
'Funny, charming, upbeat and unputdownable' Marian Keyes
'An engaging creation with a knack in witty one-liners'
Sunday Express
