{"product_id":"the-portrait-of-mrs-charbuque-perennial","title":"The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (Perennial)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mysterious and richly evocative novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of portraitist Piero Piambo, who is offered a commission unlike any other. The client is Mrs. Charbuque, a wealthy and elusive woman who asks Piambo to paint her portrait, though with one bizarre twist: he may question her at length on any topic, but he may not, under any circumstances, see her. So begins an astonishing journey into Mrs. Charbuque's world and the world of 1893 New York society in this hypnotically compelling literary thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFord, Jeffrey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJeffrey Ford is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Physiognomy, Memoranda, The Beyond, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, \u003c\/em\u003ethe Edgar Award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Glass, The Cosmology of the Wider World, The Shadow Year, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Pariah\u003c\/em\u003e, and his collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Fantasy Writer's Assistant, The Empire of Ice Cream, The Drowned Life, Crackpot Palace, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Natural History of Hell\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives near Columbus, Ohio, and teaches writing at Ohio Wesleyan University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409428189458,"sku":"9780060936174","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_533587c4-8288-46d1-8afc-57d386d0a28b.jpg?v=1729287156","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-portrait-of-mrs-charbuque-perennial","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}