Description

Sharply observed and highly driven, A Nearly Perfect Backup is just a wise and affecting book of forgery and family set amidst the rarefied worldwide artwork world. Elm Howells includes a caring family and a notable career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But following she is thrown by a tragic loss into an emotional disaster, she chases a dangerous strategy that jeopardizes her professional achievement and private. Meanwhile, gifted performer Gabriel Connois wearies of leftover in the prices of the capricious French art world, and, eager for identification, he embarks on a plan that intends his growing status. As with devastating effects, our presumptions are boldly challenged by A Nearly Perfect Copy about credibility and creativity, alternative and reduction, and the risky quest for perfection. , these stories meet