{"product_id":"the-vanishing-point-9781761153815","title":"The Vanishing Point","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling and spellbinding debut about a mysterious painting, the secrets it keeps, and the two women connected across centuries by a quest to discover the truth – for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O'Farrell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e London, 1991: Alex Johns, an art intern at the Courtauld, believes a hidden secret lies within Diego Velázquez’s \u003ci\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/i\u003e – one of the most written about paintings of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her mother died in mysterious circumstances while trying to uncover its secrets and Alex is troubled by memories of her own encounter as a child with the girl in the painting – the Infanta Margarita – who continues to haunt her. Alex must take up her mother’s work and find evidence to uncover the truths within the canvas.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Madrid, 1656: The Infanta Margarita senses that those around her believe the royal household is cursed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e She wonders w","brand":"Ultimo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469920407895,"sku":"9781761153815","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781761153815.jpg?v=1744896804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vanishing-point-9781761153815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}