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Playing the Game

A Novel

by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Catherine Harvey
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Annette Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is at the top of her game. She is considered a rising star in the international world of art, and has a roster of wealthy clients who trust her judgment and her business acumen. Her success reaches new heights when a rare and long lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands, which she restores and sells for top dollar. Called the auction of the year, Annette becomes the most talked about art dealer in the world.
Annette is married to her mentor and personal champion, the much older Marius Remmington. For twenty years, Marius has groomed her into the international art star that she has become, not to mention saving her from a dark and gritty past. She is his pride and joy, and as her best advisor, it's with great care that he hand picks only the best journalist possible to do a profile on his beloved wife in a popular London Sunday newspaper. Jack Chalmers is a bit of a celebrity himself, becoming one of the top journalists of his time. Marius believes only he will be able to capture the true brilliance of his lovely wife. But Marius never intends to put his marriage in jeopardy. How could he have known that the connection between Jack and Annette would ignite so many secrets? And how could he know that Jack would uncover a scandal that could ultimately destroy them all?
Barbara Taylor Bradford does it again in this epic novel of seduction, passion and international intrigue. Playing the game has never been so thrilling.

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  • Release date

    October 12, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427210784
      • File size: 356575 KB
      • Duration: 12:22:51

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 13, 2010
      In her 26th book Bradford (Breaking the Rules) embraces all the tropes of the rags-to-riches story. Although London art consultant and dealer Annette Remmington has been thoroughly educated about art by her controlling, much older husband, Marius, it's the sale of a long-lost Rembrandt for the staggeringly high sum of $20 million pounds that ultimately brings her fame. When other paintings in the seller's collection are found to be fakes, however, and Annette's newly minted rep is seriously threatened, she enlists gallery owner Malcolm Stevens, a protégé of her husband, for advice. When Marius persuades a reluctant Annette to be interviewed by a rising young journalist in order to create interest in her next auction, the decision reveals a tortured childhood for Annette and a serious criminal past for Marius. A contrived denouement, trite prose, heavy-handed foreshadowing, and too many subplot tentacles will deter all but the most loyal Bradford fan.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from February 15, 2011
      Bradford (www.barbarataylorbradford.com) creates another strong female character in 39-year-old art consultant Annette Remmington, a darling of the London art world, in this follow-up to "Breaking the Rules"(2009), also available from Macmillan Audio/AudioGO. Annette's husband and mentor, Marius, arranges for her to be profiled by top journalist Jake Chalmers. But when the very popular and attractive Chalmers connects with Annette during their interview, a secret from her past threatens to resurface that could end her marriage and destroy her career. British actress Catherine Harvey superbly narrates this grand tale of romance, scandal, and international intrigue that will appeal to fans of Bradford and romance novels alike.—Denise A. Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary Coll. Lib., Newburgh, NY

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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