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Bryn Turnbull is a natural storyteller and \u003cb\u003eher prose sparkles with all the fizz of vintage champagne\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e! -- Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife\u003cbr\u003eAn impressive and meticulously researched reworking of one of the greatest scandals in art history, Bryn Turnbull's novel and her cast of engaging characters \u003cb\u003ehad me gripped from beginning to end\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Sarah Steele, author of The Schoolteacher of Saint-Michel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Deception\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean engrossing tale filled with art, intrigue, and champagne\u003c\/b\u003e. 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