Judith is a painter, dodging the law and whispers of murder to try to become the first woman admitted to the Haarlem painters guild. Maria is a Catholic in a country where the faith is banned, hoping to absolve her sins by recovering a lost saint's relic. Both women's destinies will be shaped by their ambitions, running counter to the city's most powerful men, whose own plans spell disaster.A vivid portrait of a remarkable artist, A Light of Her Own is a richly-woven story of an ambitious woman who fulfilled her name by ...
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Judith is a painter, dodging the law and whispers of murder to try to become the first woman admitted to the Haarlem painters guild. Maria is a Catholic in a country where the faith is banned, hoping to absolve her sins by recovering a lost saint's relic. Both women's destinies will be shaped by their ambitions, running counter to the city's most powerful men, whose own plans spell disaster.A vivid portrait of a remarkable artist, A Light of Her Own is a richly-woven story of an ambitious woman who fulfilled her name by becoming a true "leading star."
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This is loosely based on the life of a 17th Century Dutch female artist, Judith Leyster. However, very little seems to be known about her actual life, and I get the impression that the author also doesn't know much about 17th Century Holland and its artists. Unfortunately, the result is a collection of short, speculative anecdotes, with little in the way of narrative, plot, or character development.
