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Unravel the Intriguing Maze of Love, Secrets, and Art in the Award-Winning The Watercolourist

Delve into the intoxicating mystery of 19th-century Italy in the award-winning novel The Watercolourist by Beatrice Masini. This enthralling tale, graced with illustrious awards including the Premio Selezione Campiello prize and the 2020 Premio Alessandro Manzoni award for best historical novel, offers a bewitching journey of forbidden love, secrets, and art.

Embark on a fascinating journey with Bianca, a gifted young artist commissioned to depict the enchanting gardens of an opulent Milanese villa. Drawn deeper into the villa's fascinatingly mysterious labyrinth, Bianca becomes ensnared in a web of whispered secrets and intrigue, masterminded by the charismatic poet, Don Titta.

Unaware of watchful eyes on her, Bianca's unwavering determination unravels the cloak of mystery shrouding the villa's grounds. As burgeoning Italy sets the backdrop, every brush stroke brings her closer to revealing the secrets lurking within the grand estate.

Escape to the mystical realms of an Italian countryside villa with The Watercolourist, a mesmerising tale of love, secrets, and art. Its narrative spell promises to envelop you, whether in search of a holiday page-turner or a heart-soothing escape.

Beatrice Masini was born in Milan. She is a well-known and successful writer of books for children and teens, translated into over 20 languages, from Finnish to Thai. She works as an editor in an Italian publishing group and has translated books such as the Harry Potter saga by J. K. Rowling. In 2004 she received the prestigious Andersen Prize as best children's author of the year.

Oonagh Stransky was born in Paris in 1967 and currently lives in Tuscany. She has translated fiction, poetry and essays for both British and American publishers. The Watercolourist is the second novel that she has team-translated with her daughter, Clarissa Ghelli. Clarissa Ghelli was born in Italy in 1990, attended college in Rome, and is currently doing graduate work in Art Education at Teacher's College, Columbia University, in New York City.