With the heart and spirit of her Huguenot ancestors, Genevieve faces her challenges head on, but how much is she willing to suffer in pursuit and protection of the colour blue? ' The Blue is a fast-paced and highly engaging historical thriller packed with period detail and peopled with characters that the reader really grows to care about.' - NB Magazine 'Bilyeau’s research is impeccable, taking what might have been a dreary industrial novel and making it into a living, breathing drama. But in particular, she must learn the secrets of the colour blue… The ensuing events take Genevieve deep into England’s emerging industrial heartlands, where not only does she learn about porcelain, but also about the art of industrial espionage. When Genevieve meets the charming Sir Gabriel Courtenay, he offers her an opportunity she can’t refuse if she learns the secrets of porcelain, he will send her to Venice. For Genevieve Planché, an English-born descendant of Huguenot refugees, porcelain holds far less allure she wants to be an artist, a painter of international repute, but nobody takes the idea of a female artist seriously in London. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession of the finest pieces and the secrets of their manufacture. The ensuing events take Genevieve deep into England's emerging industrial heartlands, where not only does she learn about porcelain, but also about the art of industrial espionage.‘Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books’ – Alison Weir 'Definitely a winner!' - Kate Quinn In eighteenth-century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities fortunes are made and lost upon it. But in particular, she must learn the secrets of the colour blueâ€¦ When Genevieve meets the charming Sir Gabriel Courtenay, he offers her an opportunity she can't refuse if she learns the secrets of porcelain manufacture, he will send her to Venice.

Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession of the finest pieces and the secrets of their manufacture.įor Genevieve PlanchÃ©, an English-born descendant of Huguenot refugees, porcelain holds far less allure she wants to be an artist, a painter of international repute, but nobody takes the idea of a female artist seriously in London. In eighteenth century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities. Â€˜Nancy Bilyeau's passion for history infuses her books' â€' Alison Weir

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