![]() ![]() ![]() The treatment of artistic issues, such as the ‘fugitive colours’ themselves, is enlightening, without slowing the pace of this fast-moving story. The gossipy milieu of the demi-monde and the aristocracy and the shady world of government spies are convincingly drawn. I learnt a great deal about the history of Spitalfields and the Huguenots who found sanctuary there from persecution in France, as well as the artistic community of painters such as Reynolds, Gainsborough and Romney, who together are kick-starting the fledgling exhibition industry in Georgian England. There are not many novels set in this era, compared, say, with the Tudors, and the author’s passion for historical accuracy is impressive. Can she keep the business afloat – and care for her young child and loyal workforce – against all the odds, including an absent husband?Īfter a startling opening, the author deep dives into the world of the protestant Huguenot weavers in Spitalfields, refugees for whom the word was coined. She is a believable and engaging heroine, who combats intersectional prejudice, as a woman coming from an ethnic, living in a man’s world. ![]() Genevieve Planché has carved out a hard-won successful life as the owner-director of a workshop for designing innovative and exotic silk patterns. ![]()
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