![]() ![]() ![]() As the Paris of the past comes alive through Marthe’s diaries, April is drawn in. Unlike her fellow appraisers, she sees the diaries as more than just provenance to add value to the forthcoming auction. ![]() April discovers a set of diaries, written by the woman in the portrait, Marthe de Florian, a renowned courtesan who rubbed elbows with all of the luminaries of Belle Époque Paris. Closed up since the beginning of WWII, it is full of priceless pieces of furniture and works of art, including an arresting portrait of by one of the masters of the 19th century. But the apartment proves to be more intriguing than merely an escape. Furniture specialist April Vogt is glad to be called to Paris to appraise the contents of a long-shuttered apartment, at the very least because it’s an escape from both her troubled marriage and her complicated family situation. ![]()
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