It was the commission of a lifetime. Jean Le Viste, a fifteenth-century nobleman close to the King, hires an artist to design six tapestries celebrating his rising status at Court. Nicholas des Innocents overcomes his surprise at being offered this commission when he catches sight of his patron's daughter, Claude. His pursuit of her pulls him into the web of fragile relationships between husband and wife, parents and children, lovers and servants. It was a revolutionary design. in Brussels, renowned weaver Georges de la Chapelle takes on the biggest challenge of his career. Never before has he attempted a work that puts so much at stake. Sucked into a world of temptation and seduction, he and his family are consumed by the project and by their dealings with the rogue painter from Paris. The results changed their lives. "Tracy Chevalier gives the kiss of life to the historical novel." Independent newspaper
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Harpercollins Pub.
ISBN: 9780007179886
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 292
Tiempo de lectura:
6h
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 17/06/2004
Año de edición: 2004
Plaza de edición: London
Alto: 18.0 cm
Ancho: 12.0 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier es autora de once novelas, entre ellas La joven de la perla (Duomo ediciones), un bestseller internacional que ha vendido más de cinco millones de ejemplares, se ha traducido a 45 idiomas, y se ha llevado al cine, al teatro y a la ópera. Sus siguientes novelas han sido aclamadas por la crítica y se han convertido en un éxito comercial. Duomo ha publicado: La voz de los árboles, Las mujeres de Winchester y Las huellas de la vida. Nacida en Washington DC, se trasladó al Reino Unido en 1986, donde vive con su marido en Londres.