The Way We Were (2011)
“‘GIGANTIC ART FRAUD’ announced the headline, printed in bold type alongside the photograph of an elderly man. Julia glanced at it, turned away and then swivelled back to look at it more closely. She remembered that it was Charlie's newspaper, lying just so on the table at breakfast, that had first aroused the uneasiness: but why? She bent forward, both hands resting on the table, reading the newsprint. A medieval bronze bought by an American museum had been discovered to be a fake; further inve...stigation now showed that this was simply one of several frauds. Tristan Stamper, the owner of a famous French gallery, had copied the originals, which he had kept for his own private collection.
Tristan Stamper. Julia bent closer, heart hammering, peering at the photograph. It must have been the name that had first alerted her subconscious. Was it possible that there could be two Tristan Stampers who had art galleries in Paris? Julia's thoughts darted forward, this way and that, trying to see how the arrest of Tiggy's father might have any effect upon them.MoreLess
Tristan Stamper. Julia bent closer, heart hammering, peering at the photograph. It must have been the name that had first alerted her subconscious. Was it possible that there could be two Tristan Stampers who had art galleries in Paris? Julia's thoughts darted forward, this way and that, trying to see how the arrest of Tiggy's father might have any effect upon them.MoreLess
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