I did a great deal of research so that a reader will know what it is like to be plunged into Spitalfields, Leicester Fields or Covent Garden in November 1764: how London feels, sounds, smells, even tastesįinally, I have to say that, without giving anything away, I put more of myself into this novel than any other. :)Īnother goal I had with this novel is to go further than I ever had before in immersing readers in a different time and place. But I also worked hard so that anyone could follow 'The Fugitive Colours' without having read 'The Blue.' It was quite the challenge. Without giving spoilers, I wanted to write about how the adventures and misadventures of 'The Blue' would shape her character. A great many things happen to Genevieve and other characters in 'The Blue.' It's a pet peeve of mine that in suspense fiction, characters don't always seem to be changed by momentous events in a book. Visit Nancy's website at When I decided to write another book with Genevieve as the main character, it was important to me to explore consequences. Nancy's mind is usually in past centuries, but she lives with her family in upstate New York. Pierre's stone house still stands and is the third oldest house in New York State. Nancy is a descendant of Pierre Billiou, a French Huguenot who immigrated to what was then New Amsterdam (later New York City) in 1661. While working as deputy editor of the nonprofit Center on Media, Crime and Justice in New York City, Nancy covered organized crime as well as cybercrime and terrorism.įor her Genevieve Planche novels-"The Blue" and "The Fugitive Colours"-she drew on her own heritage to create her Huguenot heroine. She loves crafting immersive historical stories, whether it's Jazz Age New York City in "The Orchid Hour," the 18th-century European porcelain workshops and art galleries in "The Blue" or "The Fugitive Colours," or Henry VIII's tumultuous England in "The Crown," "The Chalice," and "The Tapestry."Ī magazine editor who has worked on the staffs of "Rolling Stone" and "Entertainment Weekly," Nancy drew on her journalism experience to research "The Orchid Hour," which includes real-life figures such as Lucky Luciano, Arnold Rothstein, and Lous Buchalter. If you tell Nancy Bilyeau that reading one of her historical novels of suspense is like strapping yourself into a time machine, you'll make her a happy woman. She immerses readers in a fictionalized account of real lives and events whilst staying faithful to the historical and social context. because all the while there are ruthless spies who wish harm to England itself watching from the shadows.Ī sequel to Nancy Bilyeau’s The Blue, The Fugitive Colours again reveals a dazzling world of glamour and treachery in Georgian England, when beauty held more value than human life. And not just for Genevieve and her loved ones. It’s a delicate dance, and a dangerous situation. One wrong move could cost her not just her artistic dreams but the love of those she holds dear. Genevieve begins to suspect that her own secret past, when she was caught up in conspiracy and betrayal, has more to do with her entrée into London society than her talent. But such high stakes spur rivalries that darken to sabotage and blackmail-and even murder. She soon learns that for the portrait painters ruling over the wealthy in London society, fame and fortune are there for the taking. Grasping at the promise of a better life, she dares to hope her luck is about to change and readies herself for an entry into the world of serious art. And men definitely control women.Ī Huguenot living in Spitalfields, Genevieve one day receives a surprise invitation from an important artist. Men control the arts and sciences, men control politics and law. The highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thriller The Blue is a story of silkweavers, painters.and spies.Īs Genevieve Sturbridge struggles to keep her silk design business afloat, she must face the fact that London in 1764 is very much a man’s world.
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