Becoming Lisette (The Queen's Painter) (Volume 1)
by:
Rebecca Glenn (author)
Independent and beautiful, Élisabeth Vigée, affectionately called Lisette by friends and family, has progressed in the art of oil painting faster than anyone could have anticipated. Having received instruction from her beloved father, Louis Vigée, a prominent Parisian guild painter, Lisette...
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Independent and beautiful, Élisabeth Vigée, affectionately called Lisette by friends and family, has progressed in the art of oil painting faster than anyone could have anticipated. Having received instruction from her beloved father, Louis Vigée, a prominent Parisian guild painter, Lisette possesses all the qualities of a brilliant young painter, but is saddled with a singular disadvantage – being a woman. Undeterred, Lisette believes that she can become a painter in Paris. Approaching a marriageable age, her parents have other plans for Lisette, ones that don’t include painting. Lisette finds support in a dashing art collector and French Army officer named Amante, who is clearly intrigued by her talent and beauty. After Lisette’s father dies unexpectedly, her family is left in dire financial straits. Lisette wants to support her family, but before she can sell a single painting, her mother marries a wealthy merchant jeweler named Le Sèvre. Le Sèvre discovers Lisette’s artistic abilities and soon has her painting portraits of his noble and wealthy jewelry clientele. It quickly becomes clear that Le Sèvre only wants to control Lisette, leading to severe consequences for her budding career, Amante’s pursuit of her affections and even her safety. Lisette realizes that she must find her own way – before it is too late. Becoming Lisette is Book One of the Queen’s Painter Series.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781941081204 (1941081207)
ASIN: 1941081207
Publish date: 2015-04-22
Publisher: Zinerva Publishing, LLC
Pages no: 334
Edition language: English
Another one bites the dust. While the writing style isn't bad, there doesn't seem to be much plot. Lisette is a painter (gasp) in 1772 Paris. That is frowned upon. Nobody takes her seriously. That seems to sum up the plot. Minor things happen, but nothing really says "ah! I see now!" Not to men...
Book 1, in “The Queen’s Painter” series “Set in Paris during the 18th century, “Becoming Lisette” is a historical fiction novel that revolves around a pretty girl named Elizabeth “Lisette” Vigée who has a passion for oil painting. Her dream was to become a successful painter in a male dominated soci...
I won this book on a booklikes giveaway. This was a charming story. The author Rebecca Glenn does a fantastic job of describing all the scenery and the grand houses. This is a story about a young woman named Lisette that overcomes all the odds to follow her dream to become a painter. It was a great ...