THE CHRYSALIS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240006B03625
English Summary/英文概要： our newest and hottest commercial historical thriller, THE CHRYSALIS.
We are introduced to Aislin Coyne, a female attorney on the cusp of making partner at a prestigious law firm in New York. Aislin is asked by her boss to lead the defense for a venerable art auction house against the claim that one of its most beautiful Dutch master paintings had actually been stolen by the Nazis. On the first day of her assignment, Aislin waits in a bar for Michael Roarke, the in-house counsel of her law firm’s intimidating new client. Aislin feels it immediately and knows it is wrong, but the attraction between them is nearly uncontrollable. It is not long before Aislin finds herself falling into a romance with Michael. Staying focused on the case, Aislin proves herself to be a tough attorney, but her efforts come undone when it becomes clear she’s being used as a pawn in a black market game that has gone on for decades.
Wonderfully crafted, the contemporary drama is subtly complemented by the story of the painting itself and the lives it affected. The interwoven passages relate to both it’s Dutch owner during WWII as well as the story of the painter himself, his forbidden love for the daughter of his patron, and the underground Catholicism of the Netherlands in the 16th century.
Terrell is a lawyer with over a decade of experience as a litigator with major New York law firms. She graduated from Boston College magna cum laude and from the BC school of law cum laude. She paired her love of art history with law through a series of pro bono cases, while simultaneously taking additional art history classes at NYU. She lives in Pennsylvania and is working on the next Aislin Coyne novel.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Mara Coyne 是曼哈頓一家知名律師事務所的律師，她只要把手上幫拍賣公司辯護的案子解決，就可以升格為事務所的合夥人，可是這個案子比她想的還要複雜，而且考驗她的良心、愛情與對人的信任。
癥結在拍賣對象 The Chrysalis，它是17世紀荷蘭畫家 Johannes Miereveld 的成名畫作，但是在當時荷蘭北基督新教與南天主教的環境裡，信奉天主教的 Miereveld 受雇於信奉喀爾文新教的地方官，畫出了充滿天主教象徵的聖母瑪莉亞，況且 Miereveld 還愛上了地方官的女兒，使得大家對這幅畫議論紛紛。
現在這幅畫將被拍賣，可是所有權遭到質疑，一位荷蘭收藏家的後代出面提出控訴，她控訴The Chrysalis本來是屬於她們家族的，是納粹強取走的。「那是不可以講的犯罪嗎？」Mara 內心激盪著。
此書時間橫跨數百年，場景從荷蘭、納粹佔領時期到現代的紐約，對於17世紀的荷蘭社會、納粹對於征服與藝術品的欲望表現、藝術收藏家的生活，以及法律調查訴訟，都有詳盡的描述。
Awards/获奖情况：版權已售: 8國（日本/荷兰/法国/巴西/葡萄牙/西班牙/捷克/赛尔维亚）
About the Author/作者介绍： Heather Terrell經驗豐富的法律學家，她是500家大公司和法律事務所的訴訟律師。她以優異成績畢業於波士頓大學，並取得藝術史和法律學位。Heather Terrell是紐約多家大公司的律師，也是美國喜達屋酒店集團(六福皇宮、喜來登同屬此飯店)的副總裁，在寫作的同時，她因為對藝術和考古學的熱愛，而繼續在紐約大學進修，故事也都以歷史為背景。
Heather Terrell is a lawyer with over ten years of experience as a litigator at some of the country’s premier law firms and Fortune 500 companies. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College with a focus in Art History, and a cum laude graduate of the Boston Universty School of Law. While working at several prominent New York firms and Starwood Hotels & Resorts as vice president in charge of commercial litigation, she continued to pursue her love of art and archaeology with pro bono work and continued education at NYU--and ultimately, through writing. Weaving astounding history into compelling suspense fiction, Heather Terrell’s effort is an adventure spanning two legendary explorations, empires past and present, and the truth behind history that may literally have been buried for hundreds of years.
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