A Light of Her Own

A Light of Her Own
A Light of Her Own

A Light of Her Own

By Carrie Callaghan

FICTION

320 Pages, 5.5 x 8

Formats: Trade Paper, Cloth, EPUB

Trade Paper, $16.99 (US $16.99) (CA $19.99)

ISBN 9781944995904

Rights: US, CA & MX

Chicago Review Press (Aug 2020)
Amberjack Publishing

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Overview

In Holland 1633, a woman’s ambition has no place. 

Judith is a painter, dodging the law and whispers of murder to try to become the first woman admitted to the Haarlem painters guild. Maria is a Catholic in a country where the faith is banned, hoping to absolve her sins by recovering a lost saint’s relic. 

Both women’s destinies will be shaped by their ambitions, running counter to the city’s most powerful men, whose own plans spell disaster. A vivid portrait of a remarkable artist, A Light of Her Own is a richly-woven story of grit against the backdrop of Rembrandt and an uncompromising religion.

Story behind the story . . .

The trail of Judith Leyster’s career was so faint that only years after her death in 1660, collectors began attributing her few surviving paintings to other artists. She signed her work with only a beautiful, stylized monogram. Credit went to Frans Hals, Jan Miense Molenaer, and others. She would remain lost to history until 1893.

Reviews

"Featured in BookBub's list "13 New Novels to Read for Women's History Month" —https://www.bookbub.com/blog/books-for-womens-history-month-editorial-blurbs


Interview: In conversation with author Mieke Eerkens —The Refresh, http://www.therefresh.co/

Interview on the research, writing, and publishing process —The Washington Independent Review of Books, http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/
 

Author Biography

Carrie Callaghan is a writer living in Maryland with her spouse, two young children, and two ridiculous cats. Her short fiction has appeared in Weave MagazineThe MacGuffinSilk RoadFloodwall, and elsewhere. Carrie is also an editor and contributor with the Washington Independent Review of Books. She has a Master’s of Arts in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.