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The Great Pretender
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The Great Pretender—A Catalogue of Chaos and Creativity
He promised his family three years and millions — then started making fake antiques in a stable with a Shire horse.
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About the Ebook
'Give me three years and we'll be millionaires,' Nick challenged his long-suffering family in 1980, when cash was king. 'I've got an idea that's going to take us to the top.' Tinkering with alchemy in an old stable he shared with a Shire horse, Nick discovered how to create the most convincing antique replicas ever made. He started by selling a few of his netsukes on a market stall at the Birmingham Rag Market and met extraordinary and eccentric people, the risk-taking gamblers with fast tongues. Each had their own money-spinning ideas; you name it, he replicated it for the wheeler-dealers chasing the dream. When Nick and his crew reached the rarefied circles of the London art world he realised he could be dangerously out of his depth. This is the unlikely and often hilarious story of where nothing but enthusiasm and self-belief can take you.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- A wildly entertaining memoir of wheeler-dealers, the London art world and outrageous self-belief
- From Birmingham's Rag Market to the rarefied and dangerous circles of the London art trade
- Nothing but enthusiasm and ingenuity can take you — this book proves it
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
About the Author
Nick Perry spent his childhood in Dorset, out in the countryside daydreaming most of the time. He was educated at Parkstone Sea Training School before leaving for London where he worked for ATV Television. He travelled around Europe moving from job to job until he came into money and on impulse he bought a hill farm in North Wales. He lives with his wife Arabella in the Wiltshire countryside where he spends his time writing, walking and listening to classical music. He is the author of Peaks and Troughs and Escape to Ikaria.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 21 May 2019
Print Length: 256 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781788851923
Format: Ebook
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