When a frustrated philosopher uncovers what he believes is a lost painting by Bruegel in a boorish neighbor's basement, he embarks on a quest to separate the work from its owner.
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Excellent
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Advantages:
I could not put this book down
Disadvantages:
don't drink coffee and read this, your head might blow off !
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Headlong is a new paperback from renowned author Michael Frayn. The hero of the piece is a young philosopher cum art historian who moves to his second home with his wife and young daughter to concentrate on his research. Being easily distracted he soon discovers what he believes to be a major painting by Breugel, which has been lost for hundreds of years.
The story starts of brilliantly written and gets better and better as our hero swings from excitement at his discovery to despair at his possible foolishness.
As he plots to get the picture and sell it for a fortune the pace of the book picks up, until the last few chapters speed by.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters and story are excellent. The history is superbly written and very easy to understand.
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