"Victoria Redel masterfully evokes the rich period of Golden Age Amsterdam . . . It is spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget" Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit 

"A stunning accomplishment" Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Day and The Hours

"[This] lush, sexy, absorbing novel . . . brings to life two artists who are inextricably linked in passion and competition" Melissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood

"A beautiful tale of extraordinary women making their own way in ordinary times" Book Riot

"With clean lines and bright colors, Victoria Redel has put the life into still life, giving us a portrait of Holland at the height of its glory—and an unforgettable picture of the erotic, entangled, tragic nature of art itself." Benjamin Moser, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters

“Sensuous…Readers will relish this memorable portrait of two fiercely independent women.” Publishers Weekly, *STARRED* Review

"A novel that combines a 17th-century atmosphere with a 21st-century sensibility…. [Redel’s] characters’ nuanced, complex relationship is terrific [as] they intertwine on multiple levels of secrecy and closeted identity." Kirkus

“Vivid . . . [a] totally transportive epic of making art and love.” Booklist

“An epic tale of love, self-discovery, and artistic identity inspired by the life of painter Maria van Oosterwijck.” Library Journal

“Sensual, thought-provoking, and unforgettable . . . Redel excels at sensory and imagistic writing, particularly in the thrilling qualities of color, inks, paints, and pigments, and revelatory art.” Shelf Awareness

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