{"product_id":"2026200007326-secondhand-pentimento-a-book-of-portraits","title":"Pentimento: A Book Of Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary memoir, Pentimento: A Book of Portraits presents a series of vivid, intimate sketches drawn from playwright Lillian Hellman's remarkable life, each one revisiting a person or moment from her past with the honesty and precision of an artist correcting an old canvas. The title itself — borrowed from the painting term for an image that bleeds through layers of paint — frames the entire work as an act of memory and revision, acknowledging that what we once saw and what we now understand are rarely the same thing. With a tone that is by turns wry, tender, and unflinching, Hellman chronicles figures ranging from a childhood friend to the legendary Julia, whose story of wartime resistance became one of the most celebrated and debated portraits in the collection. The prose carries the authority of a seasoned dramatist, each portrait constructed with the economy and emotional weight of a well-crafted scene. Widely regarded as one of the finest examples of American memoir writing, it stands as a testament to the power of retrospection and the courage required to tell the truth about the people who shaped a life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887895523547,"sku":"2026200007326-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d4cd790d-6b90-4eae-bc2c-6150534cb2a3.png?v=1781748133","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007326-secondhand-pentimento-a-book-of-portraits","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}