The Reaper
About this audiobook
Against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and the rise of the Third Reich, powerful and dangerous interests compete for possession of The Reaper, a painting by Spanish artist Joan Miro. The painting disappears in 1937 at the end of the Paris Exposition, leaving the art world and law enforcement authorities to speculate about the unsolved mystery.
Seventy-five years later, Magnolia Kanaranzi, estranged mother of struggling artist Hamilton Blethen, learns of the vanished painting and contrives a scheme to atone for casting him aside as a toddler. When she secretly arranges to have him paint a copy of The Reaper, Hamilton is convinced he is being asked to paint a forgery, posing an ethical dilemma for the artist at the same time he is being forced by his love for a woman to come to terms with the pain of being abandoned. The scheme turns violent when it interferes with Magnolia’s rise to the highest levels of social prominence, but a shattered Blethen finds redemption in The Reaper.
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About the author
Rob Jung was born in the wine country of California, grew up in a beautiful little Mississippi River town in Wisconsin, and was educated in the Minnesota State University system and Harvard Law School. He now lives in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Kathy. Prior to becoming a lawyer 50+ years ago, Jung was a newspaper writer. He is a life-long student of history, geography, religion, politics and the human condition, and has traveled in every continent except Antarctica. His books often find their origin in historical events discovered in his travels.
Steve Hendrickson has been an award-winning professional actor, audiobook narrator and producer for over forty years.
