Circles of Deceit Author:Nina Bawden Circles of Deceit is narrated by a painter who specializes as a copyist. Major figures on the canvas are Clio, his child-bride; Helen, his first wife; and his mother Maisie. They confound lies and the truth in a subtle weave, while the silent agony of the painter's son is a poignant reflection on the busy web of deception. And as the copy... more »ist transcribes his modern versions of Old Masters, so the past keeps breaking through the surface of the present, until fact and fiction, like art and life, meet in a remarkable conclusion.« less
ISBN-13: 9780312010140 ISBN-10: 0312010141 Publication Date: 10/1987 Pages:189 Edition:1st U.S. ed Rating: