(In fact it whets my appetite for getting the earlier book!). I do feel that that I would have been better off reading the first book Blue before this as some of this story relates to earlier events but the author does a fine job in filling in background detail without it becoming too arduous. I felt immersed in 18th Century London life and loved the setting of the art world, paintings and artists. The plot was interesting and unusual, well planned and executed. She immerses readers in a fictionalized account of real lives and events whilst staying faithful to the historical and social context. One wrong move could cost her not just her artistic dreams but the love of those she holds dear … and even her life.Ī sequel to Nancy Bilyeau’s The Blue, The Fugitive Colours again reveals a dazzling world of glamour and treachery in Georgian England, when beauty held more value than human life. Genevieve begins to suspect that her own secret past, when she was caught up in conspiracy and betrayal, has more to do with her entrée into London society than her talent. And watching from the shadows are ruthless spies who wish harm to all of England. But such high stakes spur rivalries that darken to sabotage and blackmail-and even murder. She soon learns that for the portrait painters ruling over the wealthy in London society, fame and fortune are there for the taking. Grasping at the promise of a better life, she dares to hope her luck is about to change and readies herself for an entry into the world of serious art. And men definitely control women.Ī Huguenot living in Spitalfields, Genevieve one day receives a surprise invitation from an important artist.

Men control the arts and sciences, men control politics and law.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thriller The Blue.Īs 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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