Portrait

Valeria Costas, a renowned writer, commissions her lover's artist wife, Isla, to paint her portrait while she is in a coma. The two women reveal truths and strengths as they struggle with the love of their lives departing. The portrait captivates until the end.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2021
Publisher: Atlantic Books

Valeria Costas, an internationally renowned writer, has dedicated her life to her work and to her secret lover, Martìn Acla, a prominent businessman. When his sudden stroke makes headlines, her world implodes; the idea of losing him is terrifying. Desperate to find a way to be present during her lover's final days, Valeria commissions his artist wife, Isla, to paint her portrait.

In the grand, chaotic London mansion where the man they share—husband, father, lover—lies in a coma, Valeria and Isla remain poised on the brink, transfixed by one another. Day after day, the two women talk to each other during the sittings, revealing truths, fragilities, and strengths. But does Isla know of the writer's long involvement with Martìn? Or that her husband had chosen Valeria for the years ahead? Amidst their own private turmoil, the stories of their lives are exchanged, and as the portrait takes shape, we watch these complex and extraordinary women struggle while the love of their lives departs, in an unforgettable, breathless tale of deception and mystery that captivates until the very end.

A stunning pas de deux that is enchanting, thrilling, and incredibly moving.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 212 x 217 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911630449
Edition number: Main