{"product_id":"the-painting-a-kerslake-family-saga-9781685137618","title":"The Painting: A Kerslake Family Saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An overlooked masterpiece brings a prominent family's hidden dramas to a head in this saga of deception and artistic dreams gone awry.\" -Regina Buttner, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Revenge Paradox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Petula Kerslake returns to her childhood home in the Catskill Mountains, she discovers that the family painting hanging above the library mantel-long suspected to be valuable-is actually worth a staggering fortune. But the Fleming Foundation, which inherited the historic mansion and its contents, immediately moves to auction off the Sarah Cole masterpiece, citing fiduciary responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to keep the painting in the family and community where it belongs, Petula and her siblings must navigate a web of family secrets, legal battles, and small-town politics. Her brother Chad has been managing the estate-the mansion and its collection of heirlooms-but his choices raise suspicions, and her younger brother Tripp becomes entangled in the mysterious death of an artist famed for reproducing masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the siblings fight to reclaim their heritage, they uncover shocking truths about their family's past and the painting's true history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685137618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Sheila Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435634356405,"sku":"9781685137618","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_11d5c88f-6a71-4e72-89b7-e6537d3c8c32.jpg?v=1776227606","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-painting-a-kerslake-family-saga-9781685137618","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}