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Fake, a novel, Erica Katz

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Fake

Erica Katz

a novel

"Can you spot the difference? Emma Caan is a fake. Shes a forger, an artist who specializes in nineteenth-century paintings. But she isnt a criminal; her copies are commissioned by museums and ultra-wealthy collectors protecting their investments. Emmas more than mastered a Gauguin brushstroke and a van Gogh wheat field, but her work is sometimes a painful reminder of the artistic dreams she once chased for herself, when she was younger and before her family and her world fell apart. When oligarch art collector Leonard Sobetsky unexpectedly appears with an invitation, Emma sees a way outa new job, a new path for herself, and access to the kind of money she needs to support her unstable and recently widowed mother. But every invitation incurs an obligation . . . and Emma isnt prepared for whats to come. As shes pulled further into Leonards opulent scene, she will discover whats lurking beneath the glitz and glamour. When she does, the past shes worked hard to overcome will collide with the present, making her wonder how much of her carefully curated life is just as fake as her forgeries." --, Book jacket

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