In Malice, Quite Close
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A haunting and sophisticated debut in which priceless art and unspeakable desires converge...
When Tristan Mourault—expatriate aesthete, and heir to a world-renowned collection of Impressionist masterpieces—catches sight of young Karen Miller during a trip to San Francisco, he knows he must have her. Convincing himself that she deserves more than the frayed, middle-brow life she was born into, he sets in motion a calculated campaign of enchantment and romance that sweeps Karen off her feet. First, he stages her disappearance. Then, her transformation. Karen, the ordinary fifteen-year-old girl, becomes Gisèle—Tristan's daughter by day, his lover by night, and the crowning achievement of his lifelong quest for beauty and perfection.
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- Book Club Guide SPOILER ALERT: This is an excellent aid to an in-depth discussion of the novel but be warned that it does reveal one of the book's central mysteries.