The new spellbinding and enchanting story set in Renaissance Venice from the internationally
acclaimed author of Tomorrow'A glorious exuberant summer read Damian Dibben's triumph is the
character of Zorzo a buoyant loveable guide to the grandeur and the dangers of Renaissance
Venice'THE TIMES'Addictive ambitious and knife sharp. A compelling thriller and a celebration
of art. Ravishing'RACHEL JOYCE'An engaging thriller and a compelling exploration of an artist's
obsession with love and colour'THE SUNDAY TIMES'An alluring Renaissance mystery of rivalry in
love and art where the gothic dank darkness of Venice is steeped in dreams of exquisite
colour'ESSIE FOX'Art and ambition love and obsession all come into play in this compelling and
spellbinding tale set in Renaissance Venice'STYLIST 'An intoxicating story about an incredible
period in history'SUN'A terrific book . . . Absorbing exciting and dare I say it colourful.
An original tale told beautifully'A. D. SWANSTON_______ Enter the world of Renaissance Venice
where the competition for fame and fortune can mean life or death...Artists flock here not
just for wealth and fame but for revolutionary colour. Yet artist Giorgione 'Zorzo'
Barbarelli's career hangs in the balance. Competition is fierce and his debts are piling up.
So when Zorzo hears a rumour of a mysterious new pigment brought to Venice by the richest man
in Europe he sets out to acquire the colour and secure his name in history.Winning a
commission to paint a portrait of the man's wife Sybille Zorzo thinks he has found a way into
the merchant's favour. Instead he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy that stretches across
Europe and a marriage coming apart inside one of the city's most illustrious palazzos.As the
water levels rise and the plague creeps ever closer an increasingly desperate Zorzo isn't sure
whom he can trust. Will Sybille prove to be the key to Zorzo's success or the reason for his
downfall?Atmospheric and suspenseful and filled with the famous artists of the era The Colour
Storm is an intoxicating story of art and ambition love and obsession._______Praise for Damian
Dibben'An epic tale of love of courage of hope' Evening Standard'Bask in the brilliance' The
Mail on Sunday
