Passion Blue

When seventeen-year-old Giulia, the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, learns shes to be packed off to a life behind convent walls, she begs an astrologer-sorcerer for a talisman that will secure what shes certain is her hearts desire: true love and a place where she belongs. But does she really know the compass of her heart? The convent of Santa Marta is full of surprises, including a workshop of nuns who are creating paintings of astonishing beauty using a luminous blue mixed from a secret formula: Passion Blue. As Giulias own artistic self is awakened shes torn: should she follow the young man who promises to help her escape? Or stay and satisfy her growing desire to paint? This richly imagined novel of a girls daring journey towards self-discovery transports readers into the fascinating world of Renaissance Italy where love and faith and art inspire passionof many different hues. Passion Blue is one of Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books See more