The Fugitive Colors by Nancy Bilyeau
Title: The Fugitive Colors Author: Nancy Bilyeau Publication date: May 12, 2022 by Lume Books Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 4 glasses of wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 Summary: The highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thriller The Blue is a story of silkweavers, painters...and spies. As Genevieve Sturbridge struggles to keep her silk design business afloat, she must face the fact that London in 1764 is very much a man’s world. Men control the arts and sciences, men control politics and law. And men definitely control women. A Huguenot living in Spitalfields, Genevieve one day receives a surprise invitation from an important artist. Grasping at the promise of a better life, she dares to hope her luck is about to change and readies herself for an entry into the world of serious art. She soon learns that for the portrait painters ruling over the wealthy in London society, fame and fortune are there for the taking. But such high stakes spur rivalries that darken to sabotage and black...