Reading group “L’inconnue du portrait” by Camille de Peretti
Tue 24 Nov at 12.30Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers other members’ views on them. Meetings take place at the Institut français d’Écosse, usually on the last Tuesday of the month.
About the book:
L’inconnue du portrait (Portrait of an Unknown Woman) by Camille de Peretti is a gripping historical mystery inspired by a real-life, stolen Gustav Klimt masterpiece. The novel follows a century-spanning family saga across Vienna, Manhattan, Texas, and Italy to imagine the true identity of the painting’s anonymous subject. Through a web of secrets, forbidden love, and financial speculation, the story connects three generations bound to the turbulent history of the artwork.