{"product_id":"the-talented-miss-farwell-a-novel-isbn-9780063057142","title":"The Talented Miss Farwell: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatch Me If You Can \u003c\/em\u003emeets Patricia Highsmith in\u003cbr\u003ethis “stylish” (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) page-turner of greed and\u003cbr\u003eobsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of\u003cbr\u003eone unforgettable female con artist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally\u003cbr\u003erecovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing\u003cbr\u003eat Christie’s in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary art\u003cbr\u003ecollection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinking\u003cbr\u003ethe finest champagne at trendy Balthazar, Reba, as she’s known, is the picture\u003cbr\u003eof a wealthy art collector. To some, the elusive Miss Farwell is a shark with\u003cbr\u003eoutstanding business acumen. To others, she’s a heartless capitalist whose only\u003cbr\u003einterest in art is how much she can make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a thousand miles from the Big Apple, in the small town\u003cbr\u003eof Pierson, Illinois, Miss Farwell is someone else entirely—a quiet single\u003cbr\u003ewoman known as Becky who still lives in her family’s farmhouse, wears sensible\u003cbr\u003eshoes, and works tirelessly as the town’s treasurer and controller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one understands the ins and outs of Pierson’s accounts\u003cbr\u003ebetter than Becky; she’s the last one in the office every night, crunching the\u003cbr\u003enumbers. Somehow, her neighbors marvel, she always finds a way to get the\u003cbr\u003estruggling town just a little more money. What Pierson doesn’t see—and can\u003cbr\u003enever discover—is that much of that money is shifted into a separate account\u003cbr\u003ethat she controls, “borrowed” funds used to finance her art habit. Though she\u003cbr\u003equietly repays Pierson when she can, the business of art is cutthroat and\u003cbr\u003eunpredictable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Reba Farwell’s deals get bigger and bigger, Becky\u003cbr\u003eFarwell’s debt to Pierson spirals out of control. How long can the talented\u003cbr\u003eMiss Farwell continue to pull off her double life? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Becky Farwell is one of the most wickedly compelling characters I've read in ages—a Machiavellian marvel, a modern Becky Sharp, a character to root for despite your better judgment—and her story, both topical and timeless, will knock you off your feet.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If ever you are looking for a book to provide an escape from your own reality, I heartily recommend Emily Gray Tedrowe’s \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Miss Farwell\u003c\/em\u003e. Becky Farwell is the most sympathetic, art-collecting, money-laundering villain I have ever encountered. She literally bleeds her hometown dry -- the empty swimming pools of Pierson are heartbreaking -- and yet somehow, I loved her.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcy Dermansky, author of Very Nice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Talented Miss Farwell\u003c\/em\u003e is utterly magnificent. Not since Tom Ripley have I fallen so hard for a con artist...Becky Farwell is an unforgettable character. She is the beating heart of this spellbinding page-turner about art, greed, and self-invention.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A read-it-to-believe-it page-turner about a con artist whose luck can’t last.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting. ... With Becky Farwell, Tedrowe has created one of the year’s most fascinating, complex, nuanced characters.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A page-turner about a con woman who steals from her town government to make it big in the art world. ... A fantastic character — and compelling story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perfectly executed...Tedrowe does a spectacular job of demonstrating the mindset of a character who justifies her criminal activity while believing she’s ultimately good.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stylish. ... The fictional Becky is playing a more morally complex game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tedrowe has a talent for incrementally (and believably) stacking a house of cards and keeping readers wondering just how crazy things will get. The answer: way crazier than you’d expect for a small-town art lover.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There’s just nothing as compelling as a juicy, sordid scam—which makes Emily Gray Tedrowe’s latest a must-read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The gritty underbelly of the art market and the pathology of decades of financial chicanery meet their delirious match in Tedrowe’s Miss Farwell, who stands glaring up at the reader from the intersection of Hitchcock’s \u003cem\u003eMarnie\u003c\/em\u003e and Highsmith’s \u003cem\u003eRipley\u003c\/em\u003e. Watch out for paper cuts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, psychologically insightful. ... Tedrowe makes the pages fly through the secrets and self-delusions, skillfully inspiring empathy and identification with a criminal mastermind.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both light-hearted and deeply conflicted, Tedrowe's caper, with its Becky Sharp allusions, raises significant moral issues\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e     - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sharp, darkly comedic, and full of fascinating facts about the art world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889398673637,"sku":"NP9780063057142","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063057142.jpg?v=1730231166","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-talented-miss-farwell-a-novel-isbn-9780063057142","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}