{"product_id":"pollocks-last-lover-a-novel-of-art-and-deception-9780062878472","title":"Pollock's Last Lover: A Novel of Art and Deception","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in New York City in alternating time periods--the 1950s and the early 2000s--Pollock's Last Lover is the engrossing tale of two women whose lives collide as they contend with the art and legacy of the brilliant, tragic painter Jackson Pollock.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2006, Sotheby's sells a painting by Jackson Pollock for $140 million--the highest sum ever paid for a work of art. Two weeks later, an older woman named Ruth Kligman, in high heels and a dusty fascinator, contacts a smaller, less prominent auction house to announce that she was Pollock's lover, and that he gave her his last painting. She declares that it was selfish to keep it in her apartment for fifty years, and that people should see this masterpiece in galleries and museums the world over. The bidding will start at $50 million.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwen, an up-and-coming associate at the firm, is assigned the task of verifying the painting's authenticity. For Gwen, an ambitious woman in a field often dominated by men, it is her biggest project yet. And the company must have absolute certainty. Yet each step of the investigation raises larger questions--about Ruth's cunning climb in the art world, and even about what caused Pollock's sudden and violent death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows, in alternating chapters and time periods, is a multigenerational portrait of women's ambition set against the life and work of Jackson Pollock. From smoky Greenwich Village dive bars to glitzy art auctions, from the empty studio of a man once known for his artistic stamina to the fine museums where his works hang, Ruth's controversial painting provides a window into two eras--and the ongoing struggle of women to develop power and freedom on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen P. Kiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.84w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062878472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiernan, Stephen P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen P. Kiernan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Curiosity, The Hummingbird, The Baker's Secret, Universe of Two, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Chateau, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePollock's Last Lover\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Middlebury College, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, he spent more than twenty years as a journalist, winning many awards before turning to fiction writing. He has also worked nationwide on improving end-of-life medical care through greater use of hospice. Kiernan lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Stephen P. Kiernan \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48351864815773,"sku":"9780062878472","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_98ecfc74-f8ff-4a5e-8da5-3ad6c497daf1.jpg?v=1779983140","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/pollocks-last-lover-a-novel-of-art-and-deception-9780062878472","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}