{"product_id":"woman-on-fire-9780063211261","title":"Woman on Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An exuberant and propulsive thriller laced with sex, art, and history. Lisa Barr has created an unforgettable story that forces readers to question where the line should be drawn between the pursuit of justice and the hunt for revenge.\"--Alyson Richman, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret of Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eFugitive Colors\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Unbreakables\u003c\/em\u003e, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece--forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual--and very secret--assignment. Dan needs her to locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier: legendary Expressionist artist Ernst Engel's most famous work, \u003cem\u003eWoman on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e. World-renowned shoe designer Ellis Baum wants this portrait of a beautiful, mysterious woman for deeply personal reasons, and has enlisted Dan's help to find it. But Jules doesn't have much time; the famous designer is dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in Europe, provocative and powerful Margaux de Laurent also searches for the painting. Heir to her art collector family's millions, Margaux is a cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants. The only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet the passionate and determined Jules has unexpected resources of her own, including Adam Baum, Ellis's grandson. A recovering addict and brilliant artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux's clutches. He knows how ruthless she is, and he'll do anything to help Jules locate the painting before Margaux gets to it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling tale of secrets, love, and sacrifice that illuminates the destructive cruelty of war and greed and the triumphant power of beauty and love, \u003cem\u003eWoman on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a remarkable woman and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarr, Lisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLisa Barr has been an editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Jerusalem Post, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e Today's Chicago Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMoment\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and an editor\/reporter for the \u003cem\u003eChicago Sun-Times.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eAmong the highlights of her career, Lisa covered the famous \"handshake\" between the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, and President Bill Clinton at the White House. Lisa is also the creator and editor of the popular parenting blog, GIRLilla Warfare. She has been featured on \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America, Today, Fox \u0026amp; Friends, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAustralia TV \u003c\/em\u003efor her work as an author, journalist and blogger. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and three daughters (aka: Drama Central).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647220945170,"sku":"9780063211261","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86e4361a-16ca-4735-97c8-c825323bbc0d.jpg?v=1733198616","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/woman-on-fire-9780063211261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}