She hasn't forgotten, though, and neither has she forgotten who put her in the predicament in the first place.
Starting a new life, helping Edwin curate a collection of abstract artwork, and moving to Philadelphia keep Vivienne distracted from what she's lost. Her knowledge of fine art – the interest she shared with her father – lands her a job with an eccentric American, Edwin Bradley. There, she feels the far-reaching effects of the long-con, and she must reinvent herself she becomes Vivienne Gregsby. Forced to flee her family estate and abandon the close relationship she developed with her father, Paulien moves to Paris with only enough to last her a few months. Shapiro's The Collector's Apprentice, Paulien Mertens, a victim of passion, is shunned by her well-to-do family when the love of her life, George Everard, turns out to be a conman. "Dazzling and seductive, a tour de force, The Collector's Apprentice is an exhilarating tale of shifting identities, desire, and intrigue set between 1920s Paris and Philadelphia."-Dawn Tripp, bestselling author of Georgia
The event will take place at the Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus.įROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ART FORGER AND THE MURALIST Shapiro for an author talk and signing of her novel The Collector's Apprentice on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m.
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