Showing results for "The Protege" in Literature & Fiction

A police investigation into an accident on a country road takes an unexpected turn for Inspector George McKlinnon.

Le roi Éric avance, implacable. Sur l’île Dufferin, la reine a offert sa fille Isaüre, dix-sept ans, et s’est soumise à un sacrifice exigé tous les cinq ans. Déjà, il promet l’anéantissement du berceau des sorcières, là-haut sur les falaises, et vise le Royaume du Nord, tandis que des seigneurs comme Alphonso peinent à protéger les leurs. Sous le regard de Nathaël, le continent vacille. Au cœur de la tourmente, se murmure la descendance interdite… et Kaitlyne, la protégée, recèle un mystérieux pouvoir que nul ne devrait convoiter.

With her drunk of a father missing and her mother dead, it falls upon Celeste to protect her younger brothers and sister from starvation. When the burden becomes overwhelming, and Celeste makes plans to escape her wretched life, her wealthy aunt appears and whisks her off to work as a nanny to young Federigo Benetto. One day, as Celeste escorts Federigo to his art lesson with Maestro Luciano Vicente, the maestro discovers a sketch drawn by Celeste. He immediately recognizes her raw artistic talent and begs her to become his secret protégé.

The premier Russian dramatist before Chekov, Alexander Ostrovsky was one of the first masters of realistic theatre. A typical example of his approach to drama, A Protégée of the Mistress is almost cinematic in its presentation. The action is represented by a series of vivid snapshots, in which Ostrovsky quickly and subtly illustrates the foibles and weaknesses of each character, and shows how they are forced into a hostile dependence on each other.

In one tragic moment, Celeste Gabriele loses all it has taken a lifetime to create. Surrounded by political upheaval and personal turmoil in 1497 Florence, she feels betrayed and utterly alone. Can she summon the courage and strength to conquer her demons and find the love she so desperately craves? Political tensions are high in Florence under the fanatical rule of Prior Girolamo Savonarola, but Celeste is content. She and her husband, Luciano, share a loving marriage, thriving art careers, and five wonderful children.

Join Celeste Gabriele in this second book of the Master’s Protégé Trilogy as she finds herself torn between desire for fame and fortune in the turbulent Renaissance art world and the call of home and family. Will she have the strength and courage to resist the lure of the siren song and brave churning waters to make her way home?