03209cam a2200433 i 4500 623585530 TxAuBib 20220621120000.0 211227s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021061630 9781432898519 hardcover 1432898515 hardcover (OCoLC)1290246285 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda rda DLC rda OCLCO DLC OCLCF OCLCO KSL TXKPL TxAuBib OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO KSL TXKPL TxAuBib rda Cooper, Tea, author. The Girl in the Painting / By Tea Cooper. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022. 555 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A young prodigy in need of family. A painting that shatters a woman's peace. And a decades-old mystery demanding to be solved. Australia, 1906. Orphan Jane Piper is nine years old when philanthropist siblings Michael and Elizabeth Quinn take her into their home to further her schooling. The Quinns are no strangers to hardship. Having arrived in Australia as penniless immigrants, they now care for others as lost as they once were. Despite Jane's mysterious past, her remarkable aptitude for mathematics takes her far over the next seven years, and her relationship with Elizabeth and Michael flourishes as she plays an increasingly prominent part in their business. But when Elizabeth reacts in terror to an exhibition at the local gallery, Jane realizes no one knows Elizabeth after all--not even Elizabeth herself. As the past and present converge and Elizabeth's grasp on reality loosens, Jane sets out to unravel her story before it's too late. From the gritty reality of the Australian goldfields to the grand institutions of Sydney, this compelling novel presents a mystery that spans continents and decades as both women finally discover a place to call home. "Combining characters that are wonderfully complex with a story spanning decades of their lives, The Girl in the Painting is a triumph of family, faith, and long-awaited forgiveness. I was swept away!" --Kristy Cambron, bestselling author of The Paris Dressmaker and the Hidden Masterpiece novels Stand-alone novel with rich historical details Book length: 102,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs and historical note from the author Also by this author: The Woman in the Green Dress"-- Provided by publisher. 20220621. Savants (Savant syndrome) Fiction. Puzzles Fiction. Siblings Juvenile fiction. Guardian and ward Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Painting Fiction. Australian fiction. Maitland (N.S.W) History 20th century Fiction. Large type book. Christian fiction. Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. Fiction. TXKPL