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When seventeen-year-old Giulia, the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, learns sheâs to be packed off to a life behind convent walls, she begs an astrologer-sorcerer for a talisman that will secure what sheâs certain is her heartâs desire: true love and a place where she belongs. But does she really know the compass of her heart? The convent of Santa Marta is full of surprises, including a workshop of nuns who are creating paintings of astonishing beauty using a luminous blue mixed from a secret formula: Passion Blue. As Giuliaâs own artistic self is awakened sheâs torn: should she follow the young man who promises to help her escape? Or stay and satisfy her growing desire to paint?
This richly imagined novel of a girlâs daring journey towards self-discovery transports readers into the fascinating world of Renaissance Italy where love and faith and art inspire passionâof many different hues.
Passion Blue is a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2012
About: When seventeen-year-old Giulia, the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, learns sheâs to be packed off to a life behind convent walls, she begs an astrologer-sorcerer for a talisman that will secure what sheâs certain is her heartâs desire: true love and a place where she belongs.
About: When seventeen-year-old Giulia, the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, learns sheâs to be packed off to a life behind convent walls, she begs an astrologer-sorcerer for a talisman that will secure what sheâs certain is her heartâs desire: true love and a place where she belongs.
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