Sofia is trained in secret as a painter in her father’s workshop during a time when women did not paint openly. She loves her work, but her restless spirit leads her to betray her extraordinary gifts to marry a man who comes to despise her for not producing a son.
After Sofia’s father is crushed by his own fresco during an attack motivated by a vendetta, Sofia realizes she must escape her loveless marriage. She flees to Siena, where, disguised as a boy, she paints again. When her work attracts the notice of a nobleman who discovers the woman under the dirty smock, Sofia is faced with a choice that nearly destroys her.
Meticulously researched settings and compelling characters are united with a strong heroine in this rich portrait of medieval Italy.
- ISBN10 1477827218
- ISBN13 9781477827215
- Publish Date 16 December 2014 (first published 1 February 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Amazon Publishing
- Imprint Lake Union Publishing
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 366
- Language English