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The Only True Genius in the Family

by Jennie Nash

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Publisher Comments:

From the author of The Last Beach Bungalow: a portrait of a familyain all its heartbreaking complexity.

Though she lives in the shadow of her legendary landscape photographer father, and is the mother of a painter whose career is about to take off, Claire has carved out a practical existence as a commercial photographer. Her pictures may not be the stuff of genius, but theyave paid for a good life.

But when her father dies, Claire loses faith in the work she has devoted her life toaand worse, begins to feel jealous of her daughteras success. Then, as she helps prepare a retrospective of her famous fatheras photographs, Claire uncovers revelations about him that change everything she believes about herself as a mother, a daughter, and an artista]

Synopsis:

From the author of The Last Beach Bungalow comes a portrait of a family in all its heartbreaking complexity.

About the Author

Product Details

ISBN:
9780425225752
Author:
Nash, Jennie
Publisher:
Berkley Publishing Group
Subject:
General
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Artists
Subject:
Family life
Copyright:
Publication Date:
February 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
292
Dimensions:
7.74x5.16x.79 in. .51 lbs.

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