Discover the 2023 Winner of the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award - an
atmospheric and suspenseful tale of intoxicating art and dizzying ambition forbidden love and
twisted obsession in Renaissance Venice - Damian Dibben's kaleidescopic The Colour Storm 'A
glorious exuberant read' THE TIMES 'Addictive ambitious and knife sharp. A compelling
thriller and a celebration of art. Ravishing' RACHEL JOYCE 'A rich and rousing tale of art
love rivalry and obsession in Renaissance Venice' CHLOË ASHBY AUTHOR OF WET PAINT 'An
engaging thriller and a compelling exploration of an artist's obsession with love and colour'
SUNDAY TIMES _______ Venice 1510. The world's greatest artists gather to enjoy fame fortune
and colour. When a wealthy merchant discovers a mysterious new pigment he knows it would
create a masterpiece in the right hands. For struggling artist Giorgione 'Zorzo' Barbarelli
success is far from reach. Until he's commissioned by the merchant to paint a portrait of his
wife Sybille. Impress him and Zorzo could acquire the most coveted colour in the world - and
write his name in history. But it is Sybille whose eye he catches. And when their relationship
drags Zorzo into a conspiracy spanning the entire continent it is far more than his career in
danger . . . _______ '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' THE SUN 'A terrific book . . . Absorbing exciting and
dare I say it colourful. An original tale told beautifully' A. D. SWANSTON 'Hugely evocative
it's a love story it's a thriller it's a fantastic page turner' SOPHIE HAYDOCK AUTHOR OF THE
FLAMES '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 Read this extraordinary
award-winning tale of colour art life love and dangerous obsession now. Praise for Damian
Dibben 'An epic tale of love of courage of hope' Evening Standard 'I was captivated from the
beginning' Rachel Joyce bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 'Original
ambitious moving' Stylist 'Bask in the brilliance' The Mail on Sunday
