Midnight Blue
A Gripping Historical Novel About the Birth of Delft Pottery, Set in the Dutch Golden Age
- Editore:
HarperCollins Publishers
- EAN:
9780008212100
- ISBN:
0008212104
- Pagine:
- 336
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Midnight Blue
Amsterdam 1654: 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 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.When a figure from her past threatens her new life, Catrin flees to Delft. There, her painting talent earns her a chance as a pottery painter. Slowly, the workshop begins to develop a new type of pottery to rival the coveted Chinese porcelain and Delft Blue is born. But when tragedy strikes, Catrin has a hard choice to make.Rich and engrossing, Midnight Blue is perfect for fans of Tulip Fever and Girl with a Pearl Earring.