The Stolen Lady by Laura Morelli

The Stolen Lady by Laura Morelli

From the acclaimed author of The Night Portrait
comes a stunning historical novel about two women, separated by five hundred
years, who each hide Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa--with unintended
consequences.

France, 1939

At the dawn of World War II, Anne Guichard, a young
archivist employed at the Louvre, arrives home to find her brother missing.
While she works to discover his whereabouts, refugees begin flooding into Paris
and German artillery fire rattles the city. Once they reach the city, the Nazis
will stop at nothing to get their hands on the Louvre's art collection. Anne is
quickly sent to the Castle of Chambord, where the Louvre's most precious
artworks--including the Mona Lisa--are being transferred to ensure their
safety. With the Germans hard on their heels, Anne frantically moves the Mona
Lisa and other treasures again and again in an elaborate game of hide and
seek. As the threat to the masterpieces and her life grows closer, Anne also
begins to learn the truth about her brother and the role he plays in this
dangerous game.

Florence, 1479

House servant Bellina Sardi's future seems fixed when she accompanies
her newly married mistress, Lisa Gherardini, to her home across the Arno.
Lisa's husband, a prosperous silk merchant, is aligned with the powerful
Medici, his home filled with luxuries and treasures. But soon, Bellina finds
herself bewitched by a charismatic monk who has urged Florentines to rise up
against the Medici and to empty their homes of the riches and jewels her new
employer prizes. When Master Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to paint a
portrait of Lisa, Bellina finds herself tasked with hiding an impossible
secret.

When art and war collide, Leonardo da Vinci, his beautiful
subject Lisa, and the portrait find themselves in the crosshairs of history. 

Morelli, Laura: - Laura Morelli is an art historian and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and has taught college students in the United States and in Italy. As a historical novelist, Laura's passion is bringing the stories of art history to life. Her award-winning books include THE GONDOLA MAKER, THE PAINTER'S APPRENTICE, and THE GIANT. Laura's historical novel, THE NIGHT PORTRAIT, is based on the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous portraits and its theft by the Nazis during World War II. THE STOLEN LADY, follows the Mona Lisa from 15th-century Florence to 1940s France.

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ISBN 13	9780062993595
ISBN 10	0062993593
Title	The Stolen Lady
Author	Laura Morelli
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2021-09-21
Number of pages	512
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