The Invention of TruthThe talented Italian author of Girl in a Turban now intertwines two narratives: the first about a French queen who calls upon 300 of her kingdom's most talented women to bring to life her vision of what will become the famous Bayeaux tapestry and the second about the great English art critic John Ruskin who arrives in the grimy city of Amiens to reflect upon his life. |
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Anne Elisabeth arrow slits barely beggar bench cathedral CATHEDRAL of Amiens child church cloth colors companions court dark door drawing dress embroidered embroideress embroidery empty eyes face faded father feast day felt followed forehead front gentleman George gesture golden Virgin Granjon hand head hour houses imagined Invention of Truth journey labyrinth light linen looked master memory morning mother moved nave needle needleworkers never night northern portal old lady-in-waiting outline palace pause perfect perhaps Picardy queen remembered rest returned river rose window royal rudder Ruskin seat seemed ships silence skill sleep Somme spire steps stitch stone stonemasons strange street stretched tapestry task thought thread three hundred needlewomen three hundred women took tower town unease valet Venice village voice waited walking stick walls wanted watched waves wet nurse window woman from Amiens woman of Amiens young woman