The Shadowy Lady

What does the mysterious "Lady with an Ermine" conceal? Italy, 1492. The beautiful Cecilia Gallerani becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan. The girl must fight for her place in the palace and confront those who await her imminent exile. Soon the Duke commissions Leonardo da Vinci to paint a portrait of the young Cecilia… Germany, World War II. Restorer Edith Becker inadvertently gives the painting "Lady with an Ermine" to a high-ranking German official. Now she must do everything possible and impossible to retrieve the canvas along with all the stolen artworks for which she was responsible… What fate awaits young Cecilia at the Duke's court? And what will desperate Edith do to save the "Lady with an Ermine"? An enchanting novel about two women connected by one painting but separated by five centuries…