The Guild Master's Daughter - by Geneva Price (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Faith is limited only by what she believes to be impossible...and the Guild Master who will do anything to stop her.In 1816 New York City, there is no place for women in the world of art, especially not for Faith, the gifted step-daughter of a renowned artist.
- Author(s): Geneva Price
- 334 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy
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Book Synopsis
Faith is limited only by what she believes to be impossible...and the Guild Master who will do anything to stop her.
In 1816 New York City, there is no place for women in the world of art, especially not for Faith, the gifted step-daughter of a renowned artist. Her step-father expects young women to be dutiful, reserved, and respectable, traits utterly incompatible with Faith's innate nature and the attention her extraordinary talent would attract. Faith masks her feelings, holds her tongue, and hides her drawings.
But when her step-father draws an apple that Faith can pick up off the page and hold in her hand, she can no longer deny her calling. The mystical Ink he uses to bring the imaginary to life offers freedom and power she can never have on this side of reality. It may not get her out of an arranged marriage, but it might keep her from suffocating in it.
Denied access to the Ink by the Guild that guards it and the Guild Master, her own step-father, Faith finds a way to train in secret. As she learns to manipulate the imaginary world where fantasy and fear are equally real, she discovers that even her reality is not what it seems. As the lines between real and imagined blur, Faith's quest for self-agency may cost her everything she holds dear in both worlds.
The Guild Master's Daughter is the award winning story of one young woman's journey to create her own destiny through courage, self-discovery, and the extraordinary power of belief. Lose yourself in her world of artistry and magic, where dreams take form, art becomes life, and the imagination knows no limits.
Review Quotes
Winner of a 2024 Award of Excellence from The Historical Fiction Company
Finalist in the 2024 American Fiction Awards for Historical Fiction
Finalist in the 2024 Best Book Awards in Cross-genre Fiction
"A compelling tale of bravery, and a valuable contribution to the growing sub-genre of Women's Historical Fantasy." IndieReader
"The Guild Master's Daughter" is a gripping story that expertly blends imaginative storytelling with historical context. The book is a monument to the transformational power of belief, a celebration of the artist's soul, and a critique of society's constraints... A must-read for everyone who values nuance, complexity, and exquisite narrative." The Historical Fiction Company
