{"product_id":"9780062101242_sacre-bleu","title":"Sacre Bleu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Christopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word.” —Carl Hiassen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magnificent “Comedy d’Art” from the author of \u003cem\u003eLamb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFool\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBite Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Moore’s \u003cem\u003eSacré Bleu \u003c\/em\u003eis part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper  Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed “suicide” of Vincent van Gogh.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural. It is . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSacré Bleu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. \u003cem\u003eOr did he?\u003c\/em\u003e Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his own life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor's house for help? Who was the crooked little \"color man\" Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France? And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent's friends—baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec—who vow to discover the truth about van Gogh's untimely death. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late nineteenth-century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh là là, quelle surprise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ezut alors!\u003c\/em\u003e A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history—with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure—\u003cem\u003eSacré Bleu\u003c\/em\u003e is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908557918357,"sku":"9780062101242","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062101242_4a0f22ab-1e41-4b2b-8639-6f1309211c5b.jpg?v=1776890083","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062101242_sacre-bleu","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}