{"product_id":"picture-palace-9780544340800","title":"Picture Palace","description":"\"Never a dull moment . . . Vivid and deft.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaude Pratt is a legend, a photographer famous for her cutting-edge techniques and uncanny ability to strip away the masks of the world's most recognizable celebrities and luminaries. Now in her seventies, Maude has been in the public eye since the 1920s, and her unparalleled portfolio includes intimate portraits of Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, and Picasso. While Maude possesses a singular capability to expose the inner lives of her subjects, she is obsessive about protecting her own, hiding her deepest secret in the \"picture palace\" of her memory. But when a young archivist comes to stay in Maude's Cape Cod home and begins sorting through her fifty years of work, Maude is forced to face her past and come to terms, at last, with the tragedies she's buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A breathtaking tale . . . Intangibly, intricately brilliant.\" --\u003cem\u003e Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheroux, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Lower River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJungle Lover\u003c\/i\u003es, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and his renowned travel books include \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325197029650,"sku":"9780544340800","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87db08e2-8b65-4a81-93b6-326ced4629d1.jpg?v=1727682885","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/picture-palace-9780544340800","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}