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The Improbability of Love
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Adam James
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2016
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2016
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick
When lovelorn Annie McDee stumbles across a dirty painting in a junk shop while looking for a present for an unsuitable man, she has no idea what she has discovered. Soon she finds herself drawn unwillingly into the tumultuous London art world, populated by exiled Russian oligarchs, avaricious Sheikas, desperate auctioneers and unscrupulous dealers, all scheming to get their hands on her painting - a lost eighteenth-century masterpiece called ‘The Improbability of Love’.
Delving into the painting’s past, Annie will uncover not just an illustrious list of former owners, but some of the darkest secrets of European history – and in doing so she might just learn to open up to the possibility of falling in love again.
Critic reviews
"An ingenious meditation on the true value of art." (Daily Mail)
"A deliciously wicked satire... It’s exquisitely written, shimmering with eye-catching detail...a masterpiece." (Mail on Sunday)
"Though this novel goes into the darkest of dark places, the overall tone is totally delicious; conspicuous consumption on this scale hasn’t been seen since the Eighties." (Kate Saunders)
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- Ela
- 05-02-23
Hilarious and captivating
Loved the fact that there were so many characters but that also made it a little hard to follow. The painting was my favourite character. I loved the immersion into the world of art and the fact that the book loosely follows real historical events. Lots of unexpected turns in the book, it was great that it was not predictable.
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- tinaruske
- 26-05-23
A very good read
This book was such a wonderful story. I loved the character of the painting - cute and amusing.
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