In this riveting and richly drawn novel from βone of the master storytellers of historical fictionβ (New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams), a talented young artist flees New York for the South of France after one of her scandalous drawings reveals a dark secretβand triggers a terrible tragedy.
In the wake of a dark and brutal World War, the glitz and glamour of 1925 Manhattan shine like a beacon for the high society set, desperate to keep their gaze firmly fixed to the future. But Delphine Duplessi sees more than most. At a time in her career when she could easily be unknown and penniless, like so many of her classmates from LβΓcole des Beaux Arts, in America she has gained notoriety for her stunning βshadow portraitsβ that frequently expose her subjectsβ most scandalous secrets. Most nights Delphine doesnβt mind that her gift has become mere entertainmentβa party trickβfor the fashionable crowd.
Trapped in an ancient chateau where hidden knowledge lurks in the shadows, Delphine questions everything and everyone she loves the mostβher art, her magick, her family, and Mathieuβin an effort to accept them as the gifts they are. Only there can she shed her fear of loving and living with her eyes wide open.
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