Blood Water Paint

By: Joy McCullough
Image result for 9780735232112Location: FIC MCC
Genre:Historical Fiction- ART

A debut novel based on the true story of the iconic painter, Artemisia Gentileschi.

"Those men.
These women who dare
to judge
your heart
by your body
will never have
an ounce of your worth.
"
 


Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint.

She chose paint.

By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost.

He will not consume
my every thought.
I am a painter.
I will paint.

I will show you
what a woman can do.


"Magical and powerful. I was torn between tearing through this and forcing myself to take my time with how wonderfully constructed the language was. Being a woman is a battlefield." Emma  
"Amazing historical fiction set in Rome in the late 1500s-early 1600s, which puts you in the head and life of Artemisia Gentileschi, an enormously talented female painter in a very male world. This book is beautiful, powerful, stark yet lyrical. You will live with Artmisia through testing, trauma, devestation, trial (literally) and redemption. Based on a true story, this book packs an emotional whallop!! "- Pam- Goodreas.com



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