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As Paris teeters on the border of the German job, a young Frenchwoman closes the door to her past due grandmother's treasure-filled apartment, doubtful if she'll ever before return. An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian had cultivated a life of fine art and beauty, casting out all recollections of her impoverished years as a child at night alleys of Montmartre. With Europe on the brink of warfare, she shares her story with her granddaughter, Solange Beaugiron, using her valued possessions to expose her innermost secrets. Most impressive of all are a lovely string of pearls and a magnificent family portrait of Marthe coated by the Italian designer Giovanni Boldini. As Marthe's tale unfolds, like velvet itself, stitched using its own shadow and light, it helps to guide Solange on her own path. Inspired by the true account of the abandoned Parisian apartment, Alyson Richman brings to life Solange, the young girl pressured to leave her fabled grandmother's legacy behind to save lots of everything that she loves.
