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100 1 $aBooth, Martin.
240 10$aVery private gentleman.
245 14$aThe American /$cMartin Booth.
250 $a2nd Picador ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPicador,$c2010, c2004.
300 $a274 p. ;$c22 cm.
500 $a"A Thomas Dunne book."
500 $a"Previously published as A very private gentleman."
500 $a"Now a major motion picture from Focus Features"--Cover.
500 $aOriginally published: Great Britain : Century, [2004].
500 $a"First published in Uniteed States by St. Martin's Press"--T.p. verso.
520 $aThe locals in the southern Italian town where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly: for he is a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. His life is inconspicuous--mornings spent brushing at a canvas, afternoons idling in the cafes, and evening talks with his friend the town priest over a glass of brandy. Yet there are other sides to this gentleman's life: Clara: the young student who moonlights in the town bordello. And another woman who arrives with $100,000 and a commission, but not for a painting of butterflies. With this assignment returns the dark fear that has dogged Signor Farfalla's mysterious life. Almost instantly, he senses a deadly circle closing in on him, one which he may or may not elude. Part thriller, part character study, part drama of deceit and self-betrayal, A Very Private Gentleman shows Martin Booth at the very height of his powers.
650 0$aPainters$vFiction.
650 0$aDeception$vFiction.
650 0$aButterflies in art$vFiction.
650 0$aSuspense fiction.
651 0$aItaly$vFiction.
655 0$aPsychological fiction.