![]() ![]() ![]() The painting is able to speak to the reader and shares its celebrated past as property of royals and wealthy notables in world history. Unbeknownst to Annie, she has purchased a masterpiece titled "The Improbability of Love" painted by French artist, Jean-Antoine Watteau. She is now out of money she couldn't afford to lose and is stuck with a painting she doesn't want. When Annie arrives at the site of the junk shop the next day, she learns that it has burned down and its owner has died. Unfortunately, he doesn't come for dinner and Annie is left with a painting she doesn't want so she plans to return it. Annie buys a painting for him in a junk shop and plans to give it to him for his birthday, along with a special dinner. She has recently taken up with a man to stave off loneliness but he really wants to return to his wife and children. The job, plus the end of her personal life, have drained Annie of all enthusiasm for life. ![]() Annie is a personal chef which she feels is a dead end job. Annie McDee, a 31-year old woman has moved to London from a smaller English town after the end of her relationship with a man named Desmond who was also her business partner. The Improbability of Love is a satire about the wealthy - and sometimes sinister - world of international art collecting. ![]()
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