{"product_id":"the-talented-miss-farwell-a-novel","title":"The Talented Miss Farwell: A Novel","description":"Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in\nthis “stylish” (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and\nobsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of\none unforgettable female con artist.\n\nAt the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally\nrecovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing\nat Christie’s in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary art\ncollection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinking\nthe finest champagne at trendy Balthazar, Reba, as she’s known, is the picture\nof a wealthy art collector. To some, the elusive Miss Farwell is a shark with\noutstanding business acumen. To others, she’s a heartless capitalist whose only\ninterest in art is how much she can make.\nBut a thousand miles from the Big Apple, in the small town\nof Pierson, Illinois, Miss Farwell is someone else entirely—a quiet single\nwoman known as Becky who still lives in her family’s farmhouse, wears sensible\nshoes, and works tirelessly as the town’s treasurer and controller.\nNo one understands the ins and outs of Pierson’s accounts\nbetter than Becky; she’s the last one in the office every night, crunching the\nnumbers. Somehow, her neighbors marvel, she always finds a way to get the\nstruggling town just a little more money. What Pierson doesn’t see—and can\nnever discover—is that much of that money is shifted into a separate account\nthat she controls, “borrowed” funds used to finance her art habit. Though she\nquietly repays Pierson when she can, the business of art is cutthroat and\nunpredictable.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut as Reba Farwell’s deals get bigger and bigger, Becky\nFarwell’s debt to Pierson spirals out of control. How long can the talented\nMiss Farwell continue to pull off her double life?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062897713\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UIVY000KZM_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tedrowe, Emily Gray\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42949488443453,"sku":"31UIVY000KZM_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0062897713-0.jpg?v=1769460911","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-talented-miss-farwell-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}