His target: the patron saint Brigid of Kildare, a powerful leader charged with teaching outlawed texts and challenging the patriarchy. This is the jumping off point for Heather Terrell s new novel, in which Decius, a Roman priest turned spy, is dispatched to Ireland. But some have contested that Gerald and The Book of Kells could not have been in Kildare at the same time, and that there may be a second book lost to history. The twelfth century writer Gerald of Wales famously described an illuminated manuscript of great beauty that scholars have long assumed to be The Book of Kells, one of Ireland’s great treasures. Girl With a Pearl Earring meets How the Irish Saved Civilization in this dazzling historical novel that reimagines Saint Brigid and the early church in Ireland From the underground Catholicism in seventeenth century Holland to the unspeakable crimes of the Na*zis and the repercussions that reverberate to this day throughout the art world, Heather Terrell has created a fascinating story that will entrance readers to the very last page. Spanning centuries and continents, The Chrysalis is a brilliant, intelligent, fast paced thriller that melds art and history into a provocative work of fiction.
And the man she s come to love might not be who she thought he was at all. But the same skills that make her a brilliant litigator also make Mara suspicious, and she begins to believe that Hilda s tragic family story might be more than just heartbreaking it might be true. The case brings an unexpected surprise when Mara discovers that Beazley s in house attorney is Michael Roarke, a man for whom she once had an intense attraction. Standing in the way, however, is the shocking accusation that the painting belongs not to Beazley s client but to Hilda Baum, the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his paintings and his life to the Na*zis. The prestigious Beazley s auction house is about to sell a lost masterwork, The Chrysalis, in an auction that is destined to become legendary. New York, present day: Mara Coyne is one high profile case away from making partner at her powerful Manhattan law firm, and now the client that is sure to seal the deal has fallen into her lap. Miereveld creates a captivating masterpiece, The Chrysalis a stunning portrait of the Virgin Mary, full of Catholic symbols, that outrages his Protestant patron and signals the death of his career. But when the artist sees the magistrate s daughter, Amalia, an illicit love affair begins. Haarlem, Holland, seventeenth century : The city’s chief magistrate commissions a family portrait from Dutch master painter Johannes Miereveld.
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