A Place in the World

"Elegant, powerful, and shamelessly compelling...this novel is next to impossible to put down." —The Coffee Pot Book Club The secrets of the past are treacherous...and irresistible. A Renaissance-era female artist and an American scholar. Linked by a centuries-old mystery... 2016: Scholar Zari seizes the chance to return to Europe as a consultant for an art dealer. Overwhelmed by her job, she has little time to hunt for clues about Mira. But when art experts embrace a theory that Mira's paintings are the work of a famous man, Zari must act. Racing against time, she travels to a windswept corner of Spain. What she discovers there solves the puzzle of Mira forever—and unlocks the secrets of Zari's own past. 1505: Pregnant and reunited with the love of her life, artist Mira survives a harrowing journey to the city of her dreams. But Bayonne is nothing like she imagined. Navigating a dangerous world ruled by merchants...