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The Girl in the Portrait: A Dual-Time Story of Love, Loss and a Portrait's Secret Spanning Generations
Paperback
Series: The Hellenic Collection
Publisher Price: $20.99
ISBN13: 9781036700744
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Published: Jul 15 2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.96 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A mysterious portrait. Two couples, a century apart. One secret that will change everything.
London 1905, celebrated artist John Sutton paints The Quartet, unaware of the passion and betrayal his brush strokes will ignite. A century later, Mark and Abriana--ex-lovers haunted by their past--are drawn together by the image.
As they trace the portrait's journey from London to Greece and war-torn Tuscany, the couple uncover a tale of love, sacrifice, and deception that mirrors their own tumultuous history. With each revelation, they're forced to confront the wounds that tore them apart and question whether healing is possible.
On the sun-drenched Greek island of Zakynthos, they meet Pavlos, the key to unlocking the portrait's final secret. But as the past and present collide, Mark and Abriana must decide: Will they let the portrait's legacy destroy them, or can they find redemption in its century-old tale of enduring love?
A captivating blend of romance and historical fiction that will keep you enthralled until the last page.
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Praise for the Hellenic Collection:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ McHale captures the essence of Greece so well and tells a wonderful story of love and loss.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dougie McHale's books just get better and better. I loved The Girl in the Portrait - I liked the link between the past and the present and was gripped by both sides of the story.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of those books you just don't want to put down.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dougie takes you to Corfu with such vivid descriptions that if you close your eyes you came feel the warmth of the sun and smell the cyprus trees.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A story to lose yourself in.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A gripping story of love lost and love found with a real page turner ending.
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