Title: Passion blue
Description: In fifteenth-century Italy, seventeen-year-old Giulia, a Count's illegitimate daughter, buys a talisman hoping it will bring her true love to save her from life in a convent, but once there she begins to learn the painter's craft, including how to make the coveted paint, Passion blue, and to question her true heart's desire. Includes historical notes and glossary.
Subjects: Magic, Talismans, Nuns, Fiction, Self-realization, Artists, Convents, History, Children's fiction, Nuns, fiction, Artists, fiction, Magic, fiction, Italy, history, fiction
Places: Italy
Time periods: 15th century