Seventeenth-century Amsterdam - a city in the grip of tulip fever.
Sophia's husband Cornelis is one of the lucky ones grown rich from this exotic new flower.
To celebrate, he commissions a talented young artist to paint him with his beautiful young bride.
But as the portrait grows, so does the passion between Sophia and the painter; and ambitions, desires and dreams breed an intricate deception and a reckless gamble.
A new edition of the novel set in 17th century Amsterdam, from the author of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel". Published to tie in with a new film adaptation, directed by Justin Chadwick and scripted by Tom Stoppard, starring Judi Dench, Jack O'Connell and Tom Hollander.
