Title: The Painter's Apprentice
Author: Laura Morelli
Published: 2017
Language: English
Publisher: The Scriptorium
Extension: EPUB
Size: 3 MB
Subjects: historical fiction, Venice, Venice Italy, Venetian painting, Italian Renaissance, bubonic plague fiction, historical romance, interracial romance, plague fiction, coming of age, family saga, cultural heritage
Would you rather sacrifice your livelihood, your lover, or your life? When the Black Death comes knocking on your door, you'd better decide quickly.
Venice, 1510. Maria Bartolini wants nothing more than to carry on her father's legacy as a master gilder. Instead, her father has sent her away from the only home she's ever known to train as an apprentice to Master Trevisan, a renowned painter.
When the painter's servants uncover the real reason why Maria has been sent away, they threaten to reveal a secret that could tear down her family and the future of their trade. She is forced to buy the servants' silence, but as their greed steadily grows, Maria resorts to more desperate measures. She questions whether her heart's desire is worth risking her family, her trade, and her future, but Maria's sacrifices may amount to nothing if the plague arrives on her father's doorstep before she is able to get back...
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