[Read by Davina Porter] ''There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . . '' On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Jo...

"Love, war, desire, and art—it's all here." —ElleTwo Women. Two Ears. One painting that ties them together.July 1967, Mayfair, London--a painting is left propped on the doorstep of the Skeleton Gallery, discovered by Ode...

Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam—a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion—a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant....