The Portrait

Resumen del libro

An internationally renowned writer, Valeria Costas has dedicated her life to her work and to her secret lover, Martin Acla, a prominent businessman. When his sudden stroke makes headlines, her world implodes; the idea of losing him is terrifying. Desperate to find a way to be present during her lover's final days, Valeria commissions his artist wife, Isla, to paint her portrait - insinuating herself into Martin's family home and life.

In the grand, chaotic London mansion where the man they share - husband, father, lover - lies in a coma, Valeria and Isla remain poised on the brink, transfixed by one another. Day after day, the two women talk to each other during the sittings, revealing truths, fragilities and strengths. But does Isla know of the writer's long involvement with Martin? Or that her husband had chosen Valeria for the years ahead? Amidst their own private turmoil, the stories of their lives are exchanged - and as the portrait takes shape, we watch these complex and extraordinary women struggle while the love of their lives departs, in an unforgettable, breathless tale of deception and mystery that captivates until the very end.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Ilaria Bernardini es escritora y guionista. Es autora de nueve novelas, una novela gráfica y dos colecciones de relatos cortos. Sus novelas x{0026}lt;i Faremo Forestax{0026}lt;/i y x{0026}lt;i The Portraitx{0026}lt;/i fueron preseleccionadas para el prestigioso premio italiano Strega. Ha creado programas de televisión, incluyendo Ginnaste y Ballerini (MTV) y ha escrito para x{0026}lt;i Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vanity Fairx{0026}lt;/i y x{0026}lt;i GQx{0026}lt;/i . x{0026}lt;i Las chicas están bienx{0026}lt;/i está basada en su novela x{0026}lt;i Corpo Liberox{0026}lt;/i , que posteriormente se transformó en un x{0026}lt;i reality showx{0026}lt;/i de culto. La historia se inspira en la propia exposición de Bernardini al mundo de la gimnasia artística a lo largo de la última década. Indigo Film ha adaptado el libro a una serie televisiva de seis partes, con el apoyo de All 3Media International y el programa Creative Europe Media de la Unión Europea. x{0026}lt;/p