The Stonebreakers by Philip Hook

The Stonebreakers by Philip Hook

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1945, an art historian leads a convoy towards Dresden. Fifty years later, Oswald Ginn is sent a photograph of a masterpiece presumed destroyed in the bombing of Dresden. As the art world speculates, three people are propelled on an international search, and someone sits back and watches.

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The Stonebreakers by Philip Hook

1945, an art historian leads a convoy towards Dresden. Fifty years later, Oswald Ginn is sent a photograph of a masterpiece presumed destroyed in the bombing of Dresden. As the art world speculates, three people are propelled on an international search, and someone sits back and watches.
The Stonebreakers 'Hook's art-world thriller revolves around a simple but imaginative premise.. Hook certainly knows his stuff and it is his convincing re-creation of the insular and often petty-minded art world that sets this book apart' The Sunday Times 'Hook creates a tension which is not hindered by the irascibility of his characters ... a plot which races through 1940s Germany, the Cold War and the affluent '80s with ease' Daily Telegraph 'An excellent novel by an enormously underrated author... It is intensely enjoyable and I can't imagine why it wasn't a bestseller' Nicholas Coleridge, The Week
Philip Hook is a senior director of Sotheby's and appears regularly as picture expert on BBC1's hugely popular The Antiques Roadshow. He read History of Art at Cambridge, where he also gained a soccer blue. He is a passionate Chelsea supporter.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780340635315
ISBN 10 0340635312
Titre The Stonebreakers
Auteur Philip Hook
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Hodder & Stoughton
Année de publication 1995-09-07
Nombre de pages 408
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible