Exposed
Suspense and thrillers
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
In this novel, a french teacher on the verge of retirement is invited to a glittering opening that showcases the artwork of his former student, who has since become a celebrated painter. This unexpected encounter leads to the older man… posing for his portrait. Possibly in the nude. Such personal exposure at close range entails a strange and troubling pact between artist and sitter that prompts both to reevaluate their lives. Blondel, author of the hugely popular novel The 6:41 to Paris, evokes an intimacy of dangerous intensity in a tale marked by profound nostalgia and a reckoning with the past that allows its two characters to move ahead in to the future. JEAN-PHILIPPE BLONDEL lives in Troyes, France. His novel The 6:41 to Paris has been acclaimed in the United States and across Europe.