{"product_id":"the-stolen-lady-a-novel-of-worl","title":"THE STOLEN LADY: A NOVEL OF WORL","description":"From the acclaimed author of The Night Portrait\ncomes a stunning historical novel about two women, separated by five hundred\nyears, who each hide Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—with unintended\nconsequences.\nFrance, 1939\n\nAt the dawn of World War II, Anne Guichard, a young\narchivist employed at the Louvre, arrives home to find her brother missing.\nWhile she works to discover his whereabouts, refugees begin flooding into Paris\nand German artillery fire rattles the city. Once they reach the city, the Nazis\nwill stop at nothing to get their hands on the Louvre’s art collection. Anne is\nquickly sent to the Castle of Chambord, where the Louvre’s most precious\nartworks—including the Mona Lisa—are being transferred to ensure their\nsafety. With the Germans hard on their heels, Anne frantically moves the Mona\nLisa and other treasures again and again in an elaborate game of hide and\nseek. As the threat to the masterpieces and her life grows closer, Anne also\nbegins to learn the truth about her brother and the role he plays in this\ndangerous game.\n\nFlorence, 1479\n\nHouse servant Bellina Sardi’s future seems fixed when she accompanies\nher newly married mistress, Lisa Gherardini, to her home across the Arno.\nLisa’s husband, a prosperous silk merchant, is aligned with the powerful\nMedici, his home filled with luxuries and treasures. But soon, Bellina finds\nherself bewitched by a charismatic monk who has urged Florentines to rise up\nagainst the Medici and to empty their homes of the riches and jewels her new\nemployer prizes. When Master Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to paint a\nportrait of Lisa, Bellina finds herself tasked with hiding an impossible\nsecret.\n\nWhen art and war collide, Leonardo da Vinci, his beautiful\nsubject Lisa, and the portrait find themselves in the crosshairs of history.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062993593\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31URM8000R3P_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morelli, Laura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337863888957,"sku":"31URM8000R3P_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0062993593-0.jpg?v=1783896265","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-stolen-lady-a-novel-of-worl","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}