by Matt Chamings (Author)
It is Renaissance Florence: Alessandra, the daughter of the powerful Lorenzo Medici, sits for her portrait - a wedding gift for the man her father is forcing her to marry. It is Florence, in 2005: Maria is on holiday visiting relatives when her father discovers an old painting. A portrait of a girl dressed in white. And the more he looks at it the more obsessed he becomes...From the moment Maria's father buys the mysterious painting, her family suffers a catalogue of disasters. Maria is convinced the painting is cursed - but how does she put a stop to it?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 03 May 2007
ISBN 10: 0571231772
ISBN 13: 9780571231775
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Two families, two tragedies. Separated by time, linked by an enduring curse ...