{"title":"B. A. Shapiro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB. A. Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that intertwine the allure of historical settings with richly developed characters. Her novels often explore the world of art and the complexities of human ambition, revealing hidden stories beneath the surface of renowned masterpieces and cultural landmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect immersive journeys through \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistorical Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e that blend mystery, drama, and meticulous research. Shapiro’s work invites reflection on creativity, identity, and the secrets that shape both individuals and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metropolis-by-b-a-shapiro-9781643753881","title":"Metropolis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix people, six secrets, six different backgrounds. They would never have met if not for their connection to the \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e Storage Warehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When someone falls down an elevator shaft at the facility, each of the six becomes caught up in an intensifying chain of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe meet Serge, an unstable but brilliant street photographer who lives in his storage unit; Marta, an undocumented immigrant finishing her dissertation and hiding from ICE; Liddy, an abused wife and mother who recreates her children's bedroom in her unit; Jason, a former corporate lawyer now practising in the facility; Rose, the office manager, who takes illegal kickbacks to let renters live in the building; and Zach, an ex-drug dealer and now the building's owner, who scans Serge's photos as he searches for clues to the accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut was it an accident? A murder attempt? Suicide? 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Shapiro, whose new mystery follows 19th-century Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot and her 21st-century great-great-great-granddaughter, who inherits a Nazi-looted Edouard Manet painting; for fans of Sarah Dunant, Elizabeth Kostova, Robin Oliveira, and Nancy Horan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStretching from the late-nineteenth century to the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e is wrapped around an enigmatic and powerful painting, \u003ci\u003eParty on the Seine\u003c\/i\u003e. Stolen by the Nazis. Believed to be destroyed for almost a century. Possibly haunted by the anguished spirit of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot. Survivor of a flood, an earthquake, and a fire when all the other artworks around it were destroyed. What secrets does it hold? 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