Midnight Blue - Couverture souple

Van Der Vlugt, Simone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062686860 ISBN 13 : 9780062686862

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2018

Synopsis

From Simone Van Der Vlugt comes her European bestselling novel, an atmospheric historical fiction about a young woman’s rise as a painter in Holland’s Golden Age―perfect for readers of The Miniaturist, Tulip Fever, and Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Amsterdam 1654: against the backdrop of Holland's Golden Age, a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life.

In this compelling story of resilience, twenty-five-year old Catrin leaves her small village after the sudden death of her husband and takes a job as a housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in 17th Century Holland and Dutch ships bring back exotic riches from the Far East. Madam Van Nulandt passes her time taking expensive painting lessons from a local master, Rembrandt van Rigin, and when Catrin, a talented female artist in her own right, takes up a brush to finish some of her mistress’s work, Rembrandt realizes the maid has genuine talent, and encourages her to continue.

When a figure from her past threatens her new life, Catrin flees to the smaller city of Delft. There, her gift as a painter earns her a chance to earn a living painting pottery at a local workshop. Slowly, the workshop begins to develop a new type of pottery to rival fancy blue-on-white imported Chinese porcelain―and the graceful and coveted Delft Blue designs she creates help revolutionize the famous Delft Blue pottery industry. But when tragedy strikes, Catrin must decide whether to defend her newfound independence, or return to the village that she’d fled.

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À propos de l'auteur

Simone van der Vlugt is an acclaimed Dutch novelist, whose books have sold more than two million copies. She lives with her husband and two children in Alkmaar. Midnight Blue is her first novel to be published in the United States.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

AMSTERDAM, 1654: AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF HOLLAND’S GOLDEN AGE, A DANGEROUS SECRET THREATENS TO DESTROY A YOUNG WIDOW’S NEW LIFE

Following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five-year-old Catrin leaves her small village and takes a job as a housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in the Golden Age and Dutch ships bring back exotic riches from the Far East. Madam Van Nulandt passes her time taking expensive painting lessons from a local master, Rembrandt van Rijn, and when Catrin takes up a brush to finish some of her mistress’s work, Rembrandt realizes the maid has genuine talent and encourages her to continue.

When a figure from her past threatens her new life, Catrin flees to the smaller city of Delft. There, her gift as a painter earns her a chance to make a living painting pottery at a local workshop. Slowly, the workshop begins to develop a new type of pottery to rival fancy blue-on-white imported Chinese porcelain—and the graceful and coveted Delft Blue designs she creates help revolutionize the industry. But when tragedy strikes, Catrin must decide whether to defend her newfound independence, or return to the village that she’d fled.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062686860
• ISBN 13: 9780062686862
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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