Shades of Brilliance (The Master's Protégé Trilogy Book 1)

Description

Celeste Gabriele’s life has gone from wealth and privilege in the highest echelons of Venetian aristocracy to dismal poverty in the slums. With her drunk of a father missing and her mother dead, it falls upon Celeste to protect her younger brothers and sister from starvation.

When the burden becomes too much and Celeste plans to run away to escape her wretched life, her wealthy aunt appears and whisks her off to work as a nanny to young Federigo. One day during Federigo’s art lesson, Maestro Luciano Vicente, master artist, and Florentine Duca, finds a sketch drawn by Celeste. He immediately recognizes her raw artistic talent and begs her to become his secret protégé.

Celeste consents and soon becomes obsessed as she hones her abilities under the watchful eye of Luciano. She carries on blissfully until her secret is discovered and she is thrown out onto the street with nothing. Will she survive to achieve her dreams and find the love she deserves?

Readers of Tracy Chevalier, Hilary Mantel, and Irving Stone will find much to love in this poignant and thrilling new saga by award-winning author Eleanor Chance.