"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....