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American journalist Milly Bennett has covered murders in San Francisco, fires in Hawaii, and a civil war in China, but 1930s Moscow presents her greatest challenge yet. When her young Russian husband is suddenly arrested by the secret police, Milly tries to get him released. But his arrest reveals both painful secrets about her marriage and hard truths about the Soviet state she has been working to serve. Disillusioned and pulled toward the front lines of a captivating new conflict, Milly must find a way to do the right thing for her husband, her conscience, and her heart.

In 1633 Holland, a woman’s ambition has no place. Judith is a painter, dodging the law and whispers of murder to become the first woman admitted to the prestigious Haarlem artist’s guild. Maria is a Catholic in a country where the faith is banned, hoping to absolve her sins by recovering a lost saint’s relic. Both women’s destinies will be shaped by their ambitions, running counter to the city’s most powerful men, whose own plans spell disaster. A vivid portrait of a remarkable artist, A Light of Her Own is a richly-woven story of grit against the backdrop of Rembrandts and repressive religious rule.

Haarlem, 1633, das Goldene Zeitalter der Niederlande. Längst haben sich Maler wie Rembrandt und Frans Hals einen Namen gemacht. Sie organisieren sich in Gilden, die strikt den Männern vorbehalten sind. Doch eine junge Frau will das nicht akzeptieren: Judith Leyster, eine Malerin mit Leidenschaft und großem Talent. Eine Frau, die für eine Aufnahme in die Gilde alles geben würde. Um ihr Ziel zu erreichen, schert sie sich weder um gesellschaftliche Normen noch um die Gerüchte, die bald in der Stadt über die aufmüpfige Judith kursieren.