The Stonebreakers by Philip Hook
Art dealer Oswald Ginn is sent a photograph of a 19th century masterpiece presumed destroyed in Dresden's bombing. As rumours of the painting's survival spread through the art world, three people are propelled on an international search. While 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 | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340609972 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340609974 |
| Title | The Stonebreakers |
| Author | Philip Hook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1994-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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