G205 Book Review of The Color of Light by Helen Maryles Shankman
Name of Book: The Color of Light Author: Helen Maryles Shankman ISBN: 9781490473246 Publisher: Stony Creek Press Type of book: Holocaust, romance, vampires, art, 1940s, 1992-1993, passion, angel of healing, Judaism, New York, supernatural, classical art school vs modern art school, elegance, colors, Concentration Camp, Poland, France, friendship, magazines, unrequited love, secrets Year it was published: 2013 Summary: NEW YORK CITY, 1992. At the American Academy of Classical Art, popular opinion has it that the school’s handsome and mysterious founder, Raphael Sinclair, is a vampire. It is a rumor Rafe does nothing to dispel. Scholarship student Tessa Moss has long dreamed of the chance to study at Rafe’s Academy. But she is floundering amidst the ups and downs of a relationship with egotistical art star Lucian Swain. Then, one of Tessa’s sketches catches Rafe’s attention: a drawing of a young woman in 1930s clothing who is covering the eyes of a child. The suitca...