The Legacy
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
This is the most satisfying novel I've read all year. I can't wait to see what she does next.' BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER
What has happened to Ingrid? Julia, a student at Sydney University, is struggling with her unrequited love for her best friend, Ralph, when his recently orphaned cousin, Ingrid, is taken into his household. Ralph falls unhappily in love with beautiful Ingrid, but she leaves for New York after she comes into a large inheritance. there she marries the charismatic but sinister Gil Grey, an art dealer and father to child art prodigy Fleur. At 9 a.m. on September 11, 2001, Ingrid has an appointment downtown and is never seen again. Devastated and heartsick, Ralph entreats Julia to travel to New York to investigate Ingrid's disappearance. As Julia becomes entangled in Ingrid's enigmatic world, she is forced to confront her own conflicted feelings about her friends and herself. A compelling mystery as well as a deeply affecting meditation on the nature of art, truth, friendship, love and longing, the Legacy is a hypnotic debut from a formidable Australian talent. 'the Legacy is so accomplished ... It demands your full attention and only reluctantly releases you from its clutches to go about your daily life' Australian Literary Review 'tranter's writing is as rich and luxurious as heavy, expensive brocade' Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This hypnotic debut from Australian author Tranter pays homage to Henry James's A Portrait of a Lady while offering a suspenseful story line worthy of Patricia Highsmith. Gorgeous, wealthy Australian Ingrid Holburne takes a break from her college studies to attend the Venice Biennale, where she meets much older art dealer Gil Grey, who manages the career of his artist daughter, Fleur, 13 and a child prodigy. After a whirlwind courtship, Ingrid marries Gil, to the dismay of Ingrid's close half-cousin, Ralph, and their mutual friend, Julia Alpers. When Ingrid apparently perishes in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, Ralph, still grieving almost a year after September 11, asks Julia to go to New York to learn more about what happened. What Julia uncovers is a rat's nest of clues that slowly and seductively drive the action to a shocking conclusion. While Tranter's sedate pacing avoids typical thriller antics and conventional crime plot twists, she raises some wickedly keen questions about art world wheeling and dealing.
Customer Reviews
The Legacy
A really good read. Full of suspence and endless possibilities. Skillfully written to hold the reader's attention and to introduce new possibilities subtly and at just the right moment. Excellent.