“What would she say if she could speak to me?” wonders my character Siena in the beginning pages of my novel. What does she say to you I ask. Even though she gazes directly and confidently at the viewer, is she keeping her inner world entirely her own? Did Corcos purposefully leave her expression unreadable? Her look has been called enginmatic, her poise elegant and self-assured. Is that what you see?

Discover Rome in 1896 when this beauty lived, the people she loved and the hardships she faced. In the present, Siena uncovers her secrets through mysterious encounters with this stunning piece of art in my latest work of fiction coming to bookstores soon.

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