{"product_id":"the-vanishing-point-andrea-hotere","title":"The Vanishing Point - Andrea Hotere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dazzling and spellbinding debut about a mysterious painting, the secrets it keeps, and the two women connected across centuries by a quest to discover the truth – for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O'Farrell.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon, 1991: Alex Johns, an art intern at the Courtauld, believes a hidden secret lies within Diego Velázquez’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e – one of the most written about paintings of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer mother died in mysterious circumstances while trying to uncover its secrets and Alex is troubled by memories of her own encounter as a child with the girl in the painting – the Infanta Margarita – who continues to haunt her. Alex must take up her mother’s work and find evidence to uncover the truths within the canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMadrid, 1656: The Infanta Margarita senses that those around her believe the royal household is cursed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe wonders why her father, the King, is a pale shadow of himself and why the Queen is distressed. What threatens the royal offspring? She struggles to fight for her own destiny as the forces around her seek to marry her off and send her from the home she loves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA treacherous trail through the art world, the church and 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e century Spanish court via mysterious drawings, letters and cryptic notes has Alex trying to piece together what happened in King Philip’s court...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut with powerful players who will do anything to stop these truths coming to light, will Alex live to share them with the art world or is she, too, cursed?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the tradition of Tracy Chevalier’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirl With a Pearl Earring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and A.S. Byatt’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Andrea Hotere’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Vanishing Point\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e slowly reveals the secrets in the painting that have been closely guarded for centuries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrea Hotere grew up in Ōtepoti, Dunedin, and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, with her family. She studied history at the University of Otago, journalism at the University of Canterbury and has worked as a historical researcher, journalist, TV producer and author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43919570010266,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/the-vanishing-point-andrea-hotere-novel-9781761152757.jpg?v=1695433558","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/the-vanishing-point-andrea-hotere","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}