The crimson portrait : a novel / Jody Shields.
s stylish and compelling as Jody Shields's bestselling first novel, The Fig Eater-a spellbinding new work of historical fiction that lays bare the ravages of love and war Spring 1915. On a sprawling country estate not far from London, a young woman mourns her husband, fallen on a distant battlefield. The isolated and eerie stillness in which she grieves is shattered as her home is transformed into a bustling military hospital to serve the war's most irreparably injured. Disturbed by the intrusion of the suffering men and their caretakers, the young widow finds unexpected solace in the company of a wounded soldier whose face, concealed by bandages, she cannot see. Their affair takes an unexpected turn when fate presents her with an opportunity: to remake her lover-with the unwitting help of a visionary surgeon and an American woman artist-in the image of her lost husband. Inspired by the little-known but extraordinary collaboration between artists and surgeons in the treatment of wounded men in the First World War, The Crimson Portrait peels back layers of suspense and intrigue to illuminate the abiding mysteries of identity and desire.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316785288
- ISBN: 9780316785280
- Physical Description: 296 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2006.
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- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Forsyth Central | FIC Shields, Jody (Text) | 0112514909111 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | F SHIELDS (Text) | 39493106000906 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F SHIELDS (Text) | 39493105613394 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | Fic (Text) | 31554008173865 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Valdese Public Library | F SHI (Text) | 33557003538360 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Yadkin County Public Library | F SHIELDS (Text) | 30671100753823 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
