She can’t help but hope this is her entrée to the art world of London at last, but nothing is as it seems. To her shock, she receives an invitation to a gathering held at the Leicester Fields house of Joshua Reynolds, the most successful portrait painter in Britain. She employs two temperamental young artists, and with her husband working as a low-paid science tutor far away and a young son to raise, she’s under a lot of pressure. When “The Fugitive Colours” begins, Genevieve runs a business from her Fournier Street house, designing flowers for the Huguenot silkweavers. She longs to be a serious artist, but there are barriers for women that are very hard to surmount. The main character of both books is Genevieve Planché, a Huguenot artist raised in Spitalfields.
No one needs to have read The Blue first, although it could add to the experience. It’s a follow-up to my fourth historical novel, The Blue. The Fugitive Colours is a story of suspense set in the intersecting worlds of art, science, and espionage in 1764 London, an exciting but dangerous time in the city’s history. I'm pleased to welcome author Nancy Bilyeau back to The Writing Desk: (The ebook has a special pre-order price ebook of $2.99 US and £1.99 UK) Men control the arts and sciences, men control politics and law. As Genevieve Sturbridge struggles to keep her silk design business afloat, she must face the fact that London in 1764 is very much a man’s world.
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