The Janus Gate

An Encounter with John Singer Sargent

By Rees, Douglas

Publishers Summary:
Hired to paint a family portrait of four beautiful but mysterious daughters in late nineteenth-century Paris, artist John Singer Sargent enters a world populated by an emotionally unstable mother, a strange spirit, and a malevolent doll.

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ISBN
978-0-82300-406-5
Publisher
New York : Watson-Guptill, 2006.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2006

Gr 7-Up In this rather gothic mystery, Rees introduces readers to a man who is frequently called the greatest American portrait artist. Sargent is the narrator of this eerie and unusual story. Early in his career, he is commissioned to paint Edward Boit -s four young daughters. But all is not well in the restless household. Iza Boit is known to be eccentric, and Sargent is bemused by her capriciousness and the daughters - antipathy t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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