The Girl in the Glass

Renaissance is a word with hope infused in every letter.

Since she was a child, Meg has dreamed of taking a promised trip to Florence, Italy, and being able to finally step into the place captured in a picture at her grandmother's house. But after her grandmother passes away and it falls to her less-than-reliable father to take her instead, Meg's long-anticipated travel plans seem permanently on hold.

When her dad finally tells Meg to book the trip, she prays that the experience will heal the fissures left on her life by her parents' divorce. But when Meg arrives in Florence, her father is nowhere to be found, leaving aspiring memoir-writer Sophia Borelli to introduce Meg to the rich beauty of the ancient city. Sofia claims to be one of the last surviving members of the Medici family and that a long-ago Medici princess, Nora Orsini, communicates with her from within the great masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.

When Sophia, Meg, and Nora's stories intersect, their lives will be indelibly changed as they each answer the question: What if renaissance isn't just a word? What if that's what happens when you dare to believe that what is isn't what has to be?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Published: 09/18/2012
ISBN: 9780307730428
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.57w x 0.92d
Award: San Diego Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: CBA Retailers 05/01/2012 pg. 21
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 37
Romantic Times 09/01/2012 pg. 57 - Excellent
Library Journal 09/15/2012 pg. 59