Something very real comes out of the many layers of forgery in allison amend s brainy intrigue of the shadowy side of the art world. Amend was born in chicago, illinois, attended stanford university, and received an mfa from the iowa writers workshop at the university of iowa career. But, very cleverly, amend moves these questions and their ambiguous answers to the world of science and cloning, and also encourages readers to ask their own questions. Elm howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite manhattan auction house. Read more, research less, save money book of the month. A nearly perfect copy, by allison amend the washington. It features richly detailed characters, including an art dealer gone bad, and its set in both paris and new. A novel 9780345803146 by amend, allison and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
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