Shades of Brilliance

The Master's Protégé Trilogy, Book 1

De: Eleanor Chance

Narrado por: Marisa Calin

Celeste Gabriele's life has gone from wealth and privilege in the highest echelons of Venetian aristocracy to dismal poverty in the slums.

With her drunk of a father missing and her mother dead, it falls upon Celeste to protect her younger brothers and sister from starvation. When the burden becomes overwhelming, and Celeste makes plans to escape her wretched life, her wealthy aunt appears and whisks her off to work as a nanny to young Federigo Benetto.

One day, as Celeste escorts Federigo to his art lesson with Maestro Luciano Vicente, the maestro discovers a sketch drawn by Celeste. He immediately recognizes her raw artistic talent and begs her to become his secret protégé. Celeste consents and soon becomes obsessed as she hones her abilities under the watchful eye of Luciano, whom she secretly loves. She carries on blissfully until their arrangement is discovered and she is thrown out onto the street with nothing. Will she survive in a world working against her to achieve her dreams and win the heart of the nobleman she loves?

©2021 Eleanor Chance (P)2021 Podium Audio

Italian Art & the ARtist’s struggle

Fell in love with the main character. She was spectacular! I enjoyed the book very much and look forward to the next volume.

Disappointing

The story is trite, but what is worse is the narrator. She ends every sentence with an inflection. Very irritating..